Age is often considered an important non-modifiable risk factor for a number of diseases, including prostate cancer. Some prominent risk factors of prostate cancer include familial history, ethnicity and age. In this review, various genetic and physiological characteristics affected due to advancing age will be analysed and correlated with their direct effect on prostate cancer.
Keywords: CRISPR/Cas9; aging; epigenetics; miRNA; prostate cancer; single nucleotide polymorphism.