Gender Difference in Gallbladder Cancer: Focusing on the Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of Korean Patients / 대한소화기학회지

ABSTRACT

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a relatively uncommon malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract, but it has a poor prognosis. Most cases of GBC are initially diagnosed in advanced stage and the efficacy of currently available treatments have been disappointing. Sex and gender medicine investigates the clinical impact of sex and gender difference on diseases and it may provide a good starting point for the personalized medicine. In this article, sex and gender differences in GBC are explained based on an overview of epidemiology and risk factors focusing on recent researches.