An Ageing Immune system plays a large role in Cancer incidence
A primary cause of immune system ageing is the shrinking of the thymus gland. The T cells of the Thymus circulate in the body, killing dysfunctional cells or foreign agents.
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Mutations arise as a result of genetic behaviour, lifestyle or environmental factors that can cause cancer. Multiple mutations in a cell are required to initiate cancer. However, the declining immune system due to age may actually be a stronger reason for the increasing incidence of developing cancer than multiple mutations.
An ageing immune system has been found to result in higher rates of cancer leading older people to be more prone to other diseases. A statistical equation was developed to address the issue. The immune system, particularly as it declines, may play a far bigger role in the development of cancer than previously thought. This observation could have significant implications for cancer prevention and treatment across the globe.
A primary cause of immune system ageing is the shrinking of the thymus gland. The T cells of the Thymus circulate in the body, killing dysfunctional cells or foreign agents.
Thymic involution begins from around the age of one and the thymus roughly halves in size every 16 years, with a corresponding fall in the production of T cells. The is a distinct correlation between the chances of certain cancers increasing and the new T cell populations falling.
Rasayu Cancer Clinic’s View
Ageing is a naturally occurring process where the degenerative process accelerates in comparison to regenerating process. This is applicable to all systems in the human body and the immune system is no exception. The thymus secretion is said to almost stop by age 65 years. That means the lifestyle, the diet and what a person does in the day to day life largely decides the quality of life during the ageing process.
The location of the thymus is close to lungs in the thoracic cavity. Neighbouring organs health also reflects on the state of their function. If the lungs are affected it may well have adverse effects on the thymus functioning. Therefore, people doing pranayam can activate the thymus functioning, reduce the process of ageing and maintain the immune system.
