Age-dependent changes of gender disparities in nasopharyngeal carcinoma survival

Abstract Background The mortality of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is usually lower in females than in males, but the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. We sought to describe the age-dependent patterns of gender disparities in NPC survival and explore the extent to which the confounder o...

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Main Authors: Wang-Zhong Li, Shu-Hui Lv, Guo-Ying Liu, Hu Liang, Wei-Xiong Xia, Yan-Qun Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00361-8