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Circulating prediagnostic interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein and prostate cancer incidence and mortality.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jun 2009
Stark Jennifer Rider, Li Haojie, Kraft Peter, Kurth Tobias, Giovannucci Edward L, Stampfer Meir J, Ma Jing, Mucci Lorelei A
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are elevated in prostate cancer patients, but the role of prediagnostic levels of these inflammatory mediators on prostate cancer outcomes is unclear. We undertook a large, prospective case-control study to evaluate the relation between prediagnos...
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