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Importance of the intersection of age and sex to understand variation in incidence and survival for primary malignant gliomas.

Gi-Ming WangGino CioffiNirav PatilKristin A WaiteRobert LaneseQuinn OstromCarol KruchkoMichael E BerensJames R ConnorJustin D LathiaJoshua B RubinJill S Barnholtz-Sloan
Published in: Neuro-oncology (2021)
To better understand the variation in glioma incidence and survival, investigating the intersection of age and sex is key. The current work shows that the combined impact of these variables is dependent on glioma subtype. These results contribute to the growing understanding of sex and age differences that impact cancer incidence and survival.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • free survival