How Comorbidities Shape Cancer Biology and Survival

Published by Elsevier Inc..

Comorbid chronic diseases affect cancer patients with an increasing frequency as populations get older. They negatively and disproportionately impact underserved populations and influence cancer diagnosis, tumor biology and metastasis, and choice of treatment. Many comorbidities are associated with a delayed cancer diagnosis. Although the relationship between comorbidities and cancer risk and survivorship has been studied extensively, we still lack knowledge on how they affect tumor biology and the metastatic process. Here, we will discuss our current understanding of mechanisms linking comorbidities to an adverse tumor biology and lethality and introduce thoughts of how we can close existing gaps in this knowledge. We argue that research into comorbidity-induced alterations in cancer metastasis, immunity, and metabolism should be prioritized.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Trends in cancer - 7(2021), 6 vom: 11. Juni, Seite 488-495

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Panigrahi, Gatikrushna [VerfasserIn]
Ambs, Stefan [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Cancer
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Health disparity
Immunity
Journal Article
Metabolism
Metastasis
Obesity
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Review
Survival
Video-Audio Media

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.12.2021

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.trecan.2020.12.010

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320096866