Mind the gap: What is driving the survival disparity between the sexes in bladder cancer?

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• 作者：Lauren C. Harshman
• 刊名：Cancer
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 1, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：122
• 期：13
• 页码：1966-1970
• 全文大小：86K
• ISSN：1097-0142

文摘

Bladder cancer is well known to preferentially afflict men. However, women are significantly more likely to die of the disease even when corrected for stage, tumor characteristics, and age. In this issue of Cancer, Rose and colleagues highlight concerning disparities in bladder cancer treatment and outcomes between the sexes.