Brain aging may accelerate after cancer treatment, study suggests

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News senior correspondent Jonathan Serrie discusses the increase in colon cancer rates among young adults on ‘Special Report.’ Surviving cancer as a child or young adult may have a lasting impact on aging, new research suggests. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center looked at whether life-saving treatments, like chemotherapy and radiation, could speed up biological aging. They also aimed to determine whether this age acceleration was linked to cognitive issues related to memory, focus and learning. 4 ANTI-AGING APPROACHES REVEALED IN 2025 THAT MAY HELP AMERICANS LIVE LONGER The team analyzed blood samples from a group of 1,400 long-term survivors treated at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, using epigenetic clocks — tools that estimate biological age by examining chemical tags on DNA. Biological age is determined based on