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

The influence of biological sex differences on human health and disease, while being increasingly recognized, has long been underappreciated and underexplored. While humans of all sexes are more alike than different, there is evidence for sex differences in the most basic aspects of human biology an...

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Published in:	Cancer letters Vol. 498; pp. 178 - 187
Main Authors:	Massey, Susan Christine, Whitmire, Paula, Doyle, Tatum E., Ippolito, Joseph E., Mrugala, Maciej M., Hu, Leland S., Canoll, Peter, Anderson, Alexander R.A., Wilson, Melissa A., Fitzpatrick, Susan M., McCarthy, Margaret M., Rubin, Joshua B., Swanson, Kristin R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.02.2021 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Animals Brain cancer Cancer Diabetes Estrogens Etiology Gender differences Glioblastoma Glioma Glioma - immunology Glioma - metabolism Glioma - pathology Glioma - therapy Glucose Hormone replacement therapy Hormones - metabolism Humans Immune system Immune System - immunology Males Menstruation Metabolism Microbiota Morphine Oxidation Pathophysiology Patient-specific computational modeling Precision medicine Sex Sex Characteristics Sex differences Sex factors Sexes Wound healing X chromosomes Y chromosomes Precision medicine Glioma GBM glioblastoma IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 Sex differences Sex factors Patient-specific computational modeling 18F-FDG PET 2-deoxy-2-(18F)fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography
ISSN:	0304-3835, 1872-7980, 1872-7980
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