Reposted by Yvan Dutil
Measured risks accounted for 84.4% of the male–female cancer rate gap in China, but 26.2% in the UK. Most of the UK gap remains unexplained by those factors. doi.org/hckwrs
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Why men face higher cancer risks may depend on the country they live in
Men bear a disproportionately higher burden of cancer even for cancers that are not specific to either sex. Although this pattern is global, the reasons for this difference remain mysterious.