Open AccessIs Cancer Protective for Subsequent Alzheimer’s Disease Risk? Evidence From the Utah Population Database
Author(s) -
Heidi A. Hanson,
Kevin P. Horn,
Kelli M. Rasmussen,
John M. Hoffman,
Ken R. Smith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbw040
Subject(s) - disease , cancer , medicine , alzheimer's disease , population , gerontology , demography , environmental health , sociology
Several studies have suggested that cancer is associated with a reduced risk of the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study seeks to improve our understanding of the association between cancer and the development of AD by showing how mortality selection alters this relationship.
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