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Re:How the Y chromosome makes some cancers more deadly for men by shwaj on Sunday June 25, 2023 @10:12PM (#36474920)
It is totally obvious that the usage refers to sex. The title is "How the Y chromosome makes some cancers more deadly for men", how much more obvious could it be?

Pre-emptive edit: Given that this is a press release for a broader audience, rather than the primary research, I suppose there might actually be some readers who don't make the connection between "Y chromosome" and "sex".

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Re:How the Y chromosome makes some cancers more deadly for men by haldujai on Sunday June 25, 2023 @10:26PM (#36475008)
Ding ding ding. The research articles being cited both explicitly state "sex" and make no disclaimer.

The statement reads as having been added after the fact due to potential ambiguity by not explicitly stating (gender|sex) once and/or misquoting by the audience intended to be reached ("Nature says gender = sex").

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