Department of Molecular Medicine, Italy
Review
Gender-Related Approach to Kidney Cancer
Author(s): Francesca Carolina*
Different non-reproductive cancer forms have been linked to sex and gender
discrepancies. Males have a greater mortality rate and are two times more likely
than females to acquire kidney cancer. Examining genetics and genomes, together
with additional risk factors including hypertension and obesity, lifestyle choices,
and female sex hormones, can help explain these discrepancies. Understanding
the hormonal signalling pathways can help us understand the distinctions between
the sexes better. At the diagnostic, histological, and therapeutic levels, there are
gender and sex-based discrepancies that can be seen, and these differences
can significantly affect the result. The current understanding of disparities in
the clinical presentation of kidney cancer patients based on sex and gender is
summarised in this review, along with potential scientific explanatio.. View More»
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