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Comment
. 2018 Oct 1;78(19):5504-5505.
doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-2219.

Sexual Inequality in the Cancer Cell

Arthur P Arnold  1 , Christine M Disteche  2
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Comment

Sexual Inequality in the Cancer Cell

Arthur P Arnold et al. Cancer Res. .

Abstract

Investigating sex differences in cancer will improve therapy for both sexes and discover sex-specific protective mechanisms. Two recent analyses by Lopes-Ramos and colleagues and Li and colleagues point to specific gene regulatory networks and genomic alterations associated with sex differences in tumor incidence and progression. Integrating this information with emerging concepts about sex biases in the genome may help focus attention on factors that shift the odds for tumor growth. Cancer Res; 78(19); 5504-5. ©2018 AACR See related articles by Li et al., p. 5527, and Lopes-Ramos et al., p. 5538.

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