Sex steroid metabolism and actions in non-small cell lung carcinoma

•Association sex steroid actions including estrogen, estrogen intracrinology, progesterone, hormone replacement therapy and androgen in NSCLC.•Association sex steroid receptor actions including estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and androgen receptor in NSCLC.•Association sex steroid receptor signaling pathway in NSCLC.•The possible treatment of NSCLC patients by modulating sex steroid signaling.