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ReviewCancer metastasis reviews2026

The role of iron in driving sex-biased differences in cancer.

Aurosman Pappus Sahu, James R Connor

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Review in Cancer metastasis reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Aurosman Pappus SahuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
James R ConnorDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. jconnor@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex is a critical determining factor in cancer incidence, pathogenesis, and outcome. These effects result from sexual differentiation influencing mechanisms that regulate both normal and cancer biology. Iron biology is sexually dimorphic in nature and plays a key role in tumorigenesis. Therefore, iron metabolism may be a key driver of sex-biased differences in cancer. In this article, we review and synthesize the existing literature examining iron's role in driving sex differences in tumor incidence, progression, response to therapy, and overall survival in different cancer types. We also explore models that could be useful in studying iron metabolism-driven sex differences in tumorigenesis.

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IronNeoplasmsAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleSex CharacteristicsTumor MicroenvironmentIronFerroptosisIronSex differencesTumor-associated macrophagesTumor microenvironment

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PMID42118198
PMCPMC13167901

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