Why is female sex an independent predictor of shortened overall survival after proton/photon radiation therapy for skull base chordomas?

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1997 May 1;38(2):225-30. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(97)00041-2.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chordoma / embryology
  • Chordoma / genetics
  • Chordoma / mortality*
  • Chordoma / radiotherapy*
  • Female
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones / metabolism
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Notochord / embryology
  • Prognosis
  • Proton Therapy
  • Sex Factors
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / embryology
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / genetics
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • X Chromosome

Substances

  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones