Cancer risk in men vs. women: New research 'should be applauded' MedTwitter
Men have a significantly increased risk of developing 11 different cancers, and the risk is three times greater for men for certain cancers, including those of the esophagus, larynx, gastric cardia, and bladder.A new analysis finds that the difference can only partly be explained by risky behaviors and carcinogenic exposure.
“More research is needed before any recommendations can be made,” she told this news organization. “For example, we need more research on the female immune response. If we can discover the mechanisms by which females have an immune advantage, we may be able to develop therapeutics to bolster the immune system to prevent and treat cancer.
The contribution of risk factors to sex disparities is “likely by means of complex interactions,” and the editorialists wondered if the statistical modeling used in the study was “over-stringent.” Other aspects that need to be considered include race as well as socioeconomic determinants of health, they suggested.
Some previous studies have pointed to differences in smoking, alcohol use, diet, access to and use of health care, and cancer screening between men and women, to explain the sex disparity, the researchers noted, but few have used individual-level data.Diet and Health Study After more than a decade of follow-up , the team found 26,693 incident cancers at 21 shared anatomical cancer sites. Of those, 17,951 were in men and 8,742 in women.
The team said that, overall, the increased relative risk among men was retained after adjustment for covariates for 11 cancers, but the relationship was no longer significant for many others, including lung, pancreas, small intestine, colon, oral cavity, esophagus-squamous cell carcinoma, and other head and neck cancers.
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