Gender Dimorphism Creates Divergent Cancer Susceptibilities

Trends Cancer. 2016 Jul;2(7):325-326. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2016.06.001. Epub 2016 Jun 10.

Abstract

To date, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism in the incidence, prognosis, and treatment responses of cancer remain unclear. In a recent article published in Cancer Cell, Yuan et al. applied a pan-cancer analysis to identify sex-biased molecular signatures and revealed two sex-effect groups characterized by distinct incidence and mortality profiles.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Disease Susceptibility*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Sex Characteristics*