A case-control study within a large screening trial was performed to evaluate the relationship of serum inflammation markers and lung cancer. Of 68 evaluable markers, 11 were found to have a significant association with lung cancer. Increasing marker levels were associated with increasing cancer risk. The findings were unrelated to cell type and smoking status.
Circulating Inflammation Markers and Prospective Risk for Lung Cancer
Submitted by: Erica Curcio
Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Author(s): MS Shiels, RM Pfeiffer, A Hildesheim, EA Engels, TJ Kemp, J-H Park, HA Katki, J Koshiol, G Shelton, NE Caporaso, LA Pinto, AK Chaturvedi