Gender Differences in Treatment Allocation and Survival of Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Willemieke P M DijksterhuisMarianne C KalffAnna Dorothea WagnerRob H A VerhoevenValery E P P LemmensMartijn G H van OijenSuzanne Sarah GisbertzMark Ivo van Berge HenegouwenHanneke Wilma Marlies van LaarhovenPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2022)
We observed statistically significant and clinically relevant gender differences in systemic treatment administration and OS in advanced gastroesophageal cancer. Causes of these disparities may be sex based (ie, related to tumor biology) as well as gender based (eg, related to differences in treatment choices).