Findings of Significant Sex Differences in Skin Cancer Women experience a dramatically higher rate of melanoma than men, particularly among those under age 50, according to a population-based study using records from the Rochester Epidemiology Project, published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. These findings revealed significant sex-specific differences in incidence, onset and stages of skin […]
Cancer, Dermatology, OncologyIncreasing Incidence of Melanoma Among Middle-Aged Adults: An Epidemiologic Study in Olmsted County, Minnesota Garrett C. Lowe, MD; Alexandra Saavedra, BS; Kurtis B. Reed, MD; Ana I. Velazquez, BS; Roxana S. Dronca, MD; Svetomir N. Markovic, MD, PhD;Christine M. Lohse, MS; and Jerry D. Brewer, MD
Cancer, Dermatology, Oncology, skin cancerPrognostic Factors in Young Women with Cutaneous Melanoma Burton AL, Egger ME, Quillo AR, Stromberg AJ, Hagendoorn L, Scoggins CR, Martin RC, McMasters KM, Callender GG. ABSTRACTBackground: Gender is an established prognostic factor in cutaneous melanoma; women as a group have a better overall prognosis than men. However, the investigators hypothesized that melanoma in young […]
Cancer, Dermatology, Oncology, skin cancerNot all depression is created equal: sex interacts with disease to precipitate depression Christina L Nemeth, Constance S Harrell, Kevin D Beck and Gretchen N Neigh Sex differences exist in depression, specifically with neuroendocrine and immune reactions that may initiate depressive symptoms more often in one sex more than the other, including: epilepsy, Alzheimer’s […]
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