Inflammation-related indicators have a potential to increase overall quality of the prostate cancer management: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation plays an essential role in cancer development and progression. The levels of inflammation-related indicators are correlated with prognosis across a wide variety of tumor types, including prostate cancer (PCa), but its diagnostic and prognostic value in PCa remains controversial. In the present review, the diagnostic and prognostic value of inflammation-related indicators in PCa patients is investigated.

Methods

A literature review was performed using the PubMed database, screening articles from English and Chinese journals published mainly from 2015 to 2022.

Key content and findings

Inflammation-related indicators based on haematological tests have some diagnostic and prognostic value not only whe

SUBMITTER: Zhou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10251092 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature