Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Measuring blood levels of hs-CRP could help identify men at increased risk for death from cancer

Measuring blood levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein, an important marker of inflammation, in apparently cancer-free men could potentially help identify those at increased risk for death from cancer, in particular lung cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121107/Measuring-blood-levels-of-hs-CRP-could-help-identify-men-at-increased-risk-for-death-from-cancer.aspx

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