Autor: |
Manik Chandra Shill, Bisshojit Biswas, Sadia Kamal, Moriam Islam, Sharmin Sultana Rima, Farhana Afrin Ferdausi, Qamruzzaman Chowdhury, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Asim Kumar Bepari |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 10, Pp e20471- (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2405-8440 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20471 |
Popis: |
Lung cancer is responsible for causing one of the highest numbers of cancer deaths. In Bangladesh, both men and women are affected by lung cancer, and environmental contaminants are believed to be one of the main risk factors apart from smoking. The diagnosis of lung cancer is difficult due to the delicate structure and complexity of the lungs. Diagnosis in later stages results in a poor prognosis of the disease. Tissue biopsy is the most reliable way of identifying lung cancer, but it is invasive and requires identification of the primary neoplasm within the lungs. As inflammation is involved in carcinogenesis, circulating levels of cytokines might be elevated in patients during the early stages of cancer. Increased IL-6 levels have been associated with the promotion of tumor growth, and IL-17 is believed to aid metastasis of lung cancer. In this study, the use of IL-6 and IL-17 was investigated as diagnostic markers for lung cancer. IL-6 and IL-17 levels were compared between 35 lung cancer patients and 19 healthy individuals. IL-6 levels were markedly elevated (7.417 pg/mL) in lung cancer cases compared to the controls (0.970 pg/mL), indicating a positive correlation (p |
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