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Sex disparities in the incidence of 21 cancer types: Quantification of the contribution of risk factors.

Sarah S JacksonMorgan A MarksHormuzd A KatkiMichael B CookNoorie HyunNeal D FreedmanLisa L KahlePhilip E CastleBarry I GraubardAnil K Chaturvedi
Published in: Cancer (2022)
Men have a higher risk of cancer than women at most shared anatomic sites. Such male predominance is largely unexplained by risk factors, underscoring a role for sex-related biologic factors.
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