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An advanced stage of HCC, not advanced age, influenced the survival rate in these elderly patients. Therefore, an optimal treatment strategy should be applied for elderly patients with HCC who demonstrate less prognostic factors in the same manner as that for non-elderly patients.

Overexpression of HIF-1alpha in gastric carcinomas may upregulate its downstream gene products leading to VEGF-mediated angiogenesis, and resulting in a poor prognosis for patients.

The survival of female cases of HCC was longer than that of male cases. Disparities in the type of follow-up for women in comparison to men exist and may contribute to gender disparities in survival. Women with a high risk for HCC tended to be better cared for during the follow-up. To reduce gender disparities in survival, efforts should be directed at the earlier identification of HCC.

Hsp90 inhibitor is thus a therapeutic tool for lung cancer based on its target proteins, which are involved in tumor progression and antiproliferative activity in lung cancer cells.