Features of cancer in nonagenarians and centenarians

Article Abstract:

A study, using information from the California Cancer Registry, was conducted to determine incidence rates and locations of cancer, gender and ethnic differences, and causes of death in a population of individuals aged 90 years or older. The study's results revealed that individuals between the ages of 80 and 84 have a higher rate of cancer, there are differences between races, women who are over 90 account for more than one-fifth of new cases of cancer such as colorectal, breast, and lung.

Cancer

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A census-based comparison of centenarians in New Zealand with those in the United States

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There are fewer centenarians in New Zealand than in the US as a percentage of the population. In 1991, there were 246 female and 51 male centenarians in New Zealand, for a rate of 0.88 per 10,000 people. In the US in 1990, the rate was 1.5 per 10,000 people. Fifty-one percent of the male New Zealand centenarians lived at home compared to 29% of the women. Most had no formal education and many lived on less than NZ$10,000 per year.

New Zealand

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Erythrocyte plasma membranes obtained from centenarians show different functional properties

Article Abstract:

Centenarians exhibit a marked increase in erythrocyte membrane sialic acid, which otherwise decreases with increasing age. Erythrocyte membrane NA+, K+ -ATPase activity continues to decline in centenarians as in other age groups.

Aging, Statistical Data Included, Research, Physiological aspects, Cell membranes, Plasma membranes, Erythrocytes, Red blood cells, Letter to the Editor, Sialic acids

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