Epidemiology of Chemotherapy and Radiation Causing Premature Aging:
With the results of cancer treatments that have caused premature aging, Doctor Melissa Hudson of the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital stated that: “cataracts were present in over 20 per cent of those who had received eye radiation, or had been treated with glucocorticoids or busulfan”, and “the presence of heart valve disorders in those aged 40 who had received chest radiation increased in prevalence from 5.7 per cent to 37.2 per cent” (Pottinger, 2015). She also stated that: “Hearing loss, the most important nervous system condition, was observed in over 62 per cent of subjects who had been exposed to platinum agents or ear irradiation”, for it shows that these treatments
With the results of cancer treatments that have caused premature aging, Doctor Melissa Hudson of the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital stated that: “cataracts were present in over 20 per cent of those who had received eye radiation, or had been treated with glucocorticoids or busulfan”, and “the presence of heart valve disorders in those aged 40 who had received chest radiation increased in prevalence from 5.7 per cent to 37.2 per cent” (Pottinger, 2015). She also stated that: “Hearing loss, the most important nervous system condition, was observed in over 62 per cent of subjects who had been exposed to platinum agents or ear irradiation”, for it shows that these treatments