Predictive value of a series of inflammatory markers in COPD for lung cancer diagnosis: a case-control study

Cecilia Mouronte-Roibás,Virginia Leiro-Fernández,Alberto Ruano Raviña,Cristina Ramos-Hernández,Pedro Casado-Rey,Maribel Botana-Rial,Esmeralda García-Rodríguez,Alberto Fernández-Villar

Predictive value of a series of inflammatory markers in COPD for lung cancer diagnosis: a case-control study

2019

Cecilia Mouronte-Roibás
Virginia Leiro-Fernández
Alberto Ruano Raviña
Cristina Ramos-Hernández
Pedro Casado-Rey
Maribel Botana-Rial
Esmeralda García-Rodríguez
Alberto Fernández-Villar

Background There is a relationship between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the development of lung cancer (LC). The aim of this study is to analyse several blood markers and compare their concentrations in patients with only COPD and LC + COPD.

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Case-control study
Disease
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Inflammation
Immunology
Lung cancer
COPD
Cholesterol
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Mean platelet volume
Framingham Risk Score
Area under the curve
Biomarker (medicine)

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