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The role of C‐reactive protein in prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Graff Julie N.,
Beer Tomasz M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.28211
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , cancer , c reactive protein , prostate , oncology , retrospective cohort study , inflammation
In retrospective analyses, elevated C‐reactive protein indicates a poor prognosis in prostate cancer patients. We review what is known about the role of C‐reactive protein in prostate cancer and describe circumstances in which it may be helpful.