Sex differences in cancer mechanisms

JB Rubin, JS Lagas, L Broestl, J Sponagel… - Biology of sex …, 2020 - Springer
We now know that cancer is many different diseases, with great variation even within a
single histological subtype. With the current emphasis on developing personalized …

Genome-wide sex and gender differences in cancer

CM Lopes-Ramos, J Quackenbush… - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Despite their known importance in clinical medicine, differences based on sex and gender
are among the least studied factors affecting cancer susceptibility, progression, survival, and …

Sexual dimorphism in cancer

A Clocchiatti, E Cora, Y Zhang, GP Dotto - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
The incidence of many types of cancer arising in organs with non-reproductive functions is
significantly higher in male populations than in female populations, with associated …

[HTML][HTML] Sex disparities in cancer

Y Zhu, X Shao, X Wang, L Liu, H Liang - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in cancer: epidemiology, genetics and therapy

HI Kim, H Lim, A Moon - Biomolecules & therapeutics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence and mortality of various cancers are associated with sex-specific disparities.
Sex differences in cancer epidemiology are one of the most significant findings. Men are …

Comprehensive characterization of molecular differences in cancer between male and female patients

Y Yuan, L Liu, H Chen, Y Wang, Y Xu, H Mao, J Li… - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
An individual's sex has been long recognized as a key factor affecting cancer incidence,
prognosis, and treatment responses. However, the molecular basis for sex disparities in …

[HTML][HTML] The spectrum of sex differences in cancer

JB Rubin - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
Sex differences in cellular and systems biology have been evolutionarily selected to
optimize reproductive success in all species with little (sperm) and big (ova) gamete …

The sex bias of cancer

AR Costa, ML de Oliveira, I Cruz, I Gonçalves… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2020 - cell.com
In hormone-dependent organs, sex hormones and dysregulated hormone signaling have
well-documented roles in cancers of the breast and female reproductive organs including …

Sex disparities matter in cancer development and therapy

S Haupt, F Caramia, SL Klein, JB Rubin… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Curing cancer through precision medicine is the paramount aim of the new wave of
molecular and genomic therapies. Currently, whether patients with non-reproductive …

Sex differences in health and disease: A review of biological sex differences relevant to cancer with a spotlight on glioma

SC Massey, P Whitmire, TE Doyle, JE Ippolito… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of biological sex differences on human health and disease, while being
increasingly recognized, has long been underappreciated and underexplored. While …