An epidemiological analysis of potential associations between C-reactive protein, inflammation, and prostate cancer in the male US population using the 2009 – 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data

An epidemiological analysis of potential associations between C-reactive protein, inflammation, and prostate cancer in the male US population using the 2009 – 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US males, yet much remains to be learned about the role of inflammation in its etiology. We hypothesized that preexisting exposure to chronic inflammatory conditions caused by infectious agents or inflammatory diseases increase...

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Main Authors: Catherine A St. Hill, M. Nawal eLutfiyya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
Subjects:
C-Reactive Protein
Infection
Inflammation
prostate cancer
NHANES
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fchem.2015.00055/full

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