Gender differences in incidence and outcomes in kidney cancer.

A gender discrepancy exists in the incidence of both urothelial and kidney carcinomas, with more men presenting with these cancers than women. Men have a threefold greater risk of developing bladder cancer than women, but female gender has been identified as an independent adverse prognostic factor for both recurrence and progression of this disease.10/08/2015
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news