Sex Disparities in Adult and Childhood Cancer Incidence

Honors College Thesis

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Creator	Fisher, Stephanie A.
Abstract	Studies indicate that many cancers occur more frequently in adult males than females. This male predominance must either be due to disparate environmental exposures or innate, biologic mechanisms, or a combination of the two. Using data and statistical software from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, male:female incidence rate ratios were calculated for 86 cancer sites in adults and 60 cancer sites for childhood cancers. About 95% of the adult cancer sites and 55% of the childhood cancer sites showed increased incidence in males. The finding of a male predominance in childhood cancers weakens the argument that unequal environmental exposures are the cause of the overall sex disparity.
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Honors College Thesis
Date Available	2014-12-05T14:48:13+00:00
Date Issued	2014-11-18
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Honors Bachelor of Science (H.B.S.)
Degree Field	Public Health
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2015
Advisor	Carozza, Susan
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Honors College
Urheberrechts-Erklärung	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/54546

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