Study reveals lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors

Women with a type of ovarian cancer known as germ cell tumors have a worse prognosis than men with similar tumors (i.e., testicular cancer). After five years with the disease, 98% of men were alive while the survival rate for women was only 85%. This has been revealed by a new study from Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.