In male patients the mutation frequency was much lower (5%) than in female patients (27%), indicating a gender-related EGFR mutation frequency (P<0.001) (Fig. 3). EGFR mutation distribution was...

Results: In total, 849 patients had CHART treatment, with a median age of 71 years (range 31-91), 534 (63%) were men, 55% had undergone positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and 26% had prior chemotherapy; 839 (99%) patients received all the prescribed treatment.

While not a sex-specific cancer, lung cancer exhibits sex-specific trends. Males are generally at a higher lifetime risk of developing lung cancer and have a higher mortality than females. There are also differences in therapeutic response between the sexes.

2017年8月14日 · Continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (CHART) remains an option to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC; NICE, 2011). We have previously published treatment outcomes from 1998–2003 across five UK centres. Here we update the UK CHART experience, reporting outcomes and toxicities for patients treated between 2003 and 2009.

Who smokes more, men or women? The reported annual death rate from lung cancer per 100,000 people in men versus women, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.

Bar chart of male lung cancer incidence among European countries. Background: Lung cancer accounts for half of all deaths from cancer in Europe and has the highest...

deprived quintile in Barnet is in circulatory diseases, in both the male and female population. The second and third highest contributors to the life expectancy gap in Barnet are cancers...

In Barnet the percentage has risen slightly in the last couple of years which is also the case for England and London. Smoking. Smoking is the highest cause of preventable ill health and...

Men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer, which largely reflects differences in tobacco consumption, although women may be more susceptible due to higher proportions of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations and the effects of oestrogen. African American men in the US are at the highest risk of lung cancer.

Download scientific diagram | Bar chart showing lung cancer incidence and mortality in different countries. from publication: Online community collaborative map: A geospatial and data...