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Review
. 2019 Dec 1:466:35-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2019.08.017. Epub 2019 Sep 18.

Sex disparities in cancer

Yizhi Zhu  1 , Xiaoyan Shao  2 , Xueyan Wang  1 , Lingxiang Liu  3 , Han Liang  4
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Sex disparities in cancer

Yizhi Zhu et al. Cancer Lett. .
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Abstract

Sex is a key biological factor affecting the development of many cancer types. There are considerable differences between male and female subpopulations in terms of cancer incidence, prognosis and mortality. Recent studies have extensively characterized the sex-biased molecular changes in cancer patients. Further efforts should be made to develop sex-specific cancer prevention and therapeutic strategies.

Keywords: Cancer incidence; DNA damage; Immune; Metabolism; Repair.

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