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It has long been known that meningiomas are commoner in women than men and indeed hormonal manipulation is the second oldest form of treatment in cancer after surgery.
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Davis, C. et al. (1987). Steroid Sex Hormones in Non-Pituitary Brain Tumours. In: Chatel, M., Darcel, F., Pecker, J. (eds) Brain Oncology Biology, diagnosis and therapy. Developments in Oncology, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3347-7_29
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