Fig. 2

MMqPCR telomere data. a Average genomic telomere values at baseline were negatively correlated with age (r = − 0.37, p = 0.001 shown graphically by the trendline). Each circle (•) represents a study subject. Age is shown on the X-axis, with the baseline T/S ratio value being shown on the Y-axis. b Average genomic telomere lengths for the 72 women evaluated are shown at baseline (time-point 1) (mean = 1.542, s.e. = 0.062), mid-chemo (time-point 2) (mean = 1.534, s.e. = 0.070), time-point 3 (mean = 1.489, s.e. = 0.064), time-point 4 (mean = 1.584, s.e. = 0.068), and time-point 5 (mean = 1.583, s.e. = 0.070). The vertical bars represent standard error values associated with each mean