Berner, Alison, Özdemir, Berna C., Richters, Anke and Espinosa da Silva, Cristina (2023) Cancer researchers’ perceptions of the importance of the sex of cell lines, animals, and human samples for cancer biology research. iScience . ISSN 2589-0042

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Abstract

Sex differences in cancer risk and outcome are currently a topic of major interest in clinical oncology. It is however unknown to what extent cancer researchers consider sex as a biological variable for their research. We conducted an international survey among 1243 academic cancer researchers and collected both quantitative and qualitative data. Although most of the participants indicated that they were familiar with the concept of studying sex differences in cancer biology, they did not think it was important to investigate sex differences in every context of cancer research nor in all tumor types. This is in stark contrast to the current recommendations and guidelines and illustrates the need for increased awareness among cancer researchers regarding the potential impact of the sex of cell lines, animals, and human samples in their studies.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Received Date: 9 November 2022, Revised Date: 13 December 2022, Accepted Date: 13 February 2023
Subjects:	Health and Medical Sciences > Patient Care Sex Psychology > Females/Women Sex Psychology > Males/Men
Department/People:	Special Units
URI:	https://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/id/eprint/2772

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