AUTHOR=Baylie Temesgen , Jemal Mohammed , Baye Gelagay , Getinet Mamaru , Amare Gashaw Azanaw , Adugna Adane , Abebaw Desalegn , Hibstu Zigale , Tegegne Bantayehu Addis , Gugsa Endalkachew , Adane Tadegew , Getie Gedefaw , Ashenef Baye , Sinamaw Deresse TITLE=The role of telomere and telomerase in cancer and novel therapeutic target: narrative review JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1542930 DOI=10.3389/fonc.2025.1542930 ISSN=2234-943X