Female sex is associated with a lower risk of bone metastases and favourable prognosis in non-sex-specific cancers

Female sex is associated with a lower risk of bone metastases and favourable prognosis in non-sex-specific cancers

Abstract Background The objectives were to investigate the disparity in the prevalence of bone metastases (BM) between the sexes and to assess the effect of female sex on the development and prognosis of BM. Methods Cases of invasive non-sex-specific cancers diagnosed between 2010 and 2015 in the Su...

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Main Authors: Wenjuan Ma, Karl Peltzer, Lisha Qi, Guijun Xu, Zheng Liu, Jingyi Wang, Min Mao, Vladimir P. Chekhonin, Xin Wang, Chao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
SEER
Sex disparity
Bone metastases
Prevalence
Prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6168-1

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