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

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Cancer incidence is higher in men than in women at most shared anatomic sites for currently unknown reasons. The authors quantified the extent to which behaviors (smoking and alcohol use),… Click to show full abstract

Cancer incidence is higher in men than in women at most shared anatomic sites for currently unknown reasons. The authors quantified the extent to which behaviors (smoking and alcohol use), anthropometrics (body mass index and height), lifestyles (physical activity, diet, medications), and medical history collectively explain the male predominance of risk at 21 shared cancer sites.

Keywords: disparities incidence; incidence; sex disparities; risk; incidence cancer; cancer

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2022

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