The relationship between deprivation, tumour stage and the systemic inflammatory response in patients with primary operable breast cancer

Abstract

The extent of deprivation (Carstairs deprivation index) was directly associated with the magnitude of the systemic inflammatory response (reduced albumin and elevated C-reactive protein, P<0.01) in patients with primary operable breast cancer (n = 314). Deprivation was not associated with age, tumour size, tumour type, grade, and the proportion of patients with involved lymph nodes and oestrogen receptor status. © 2004 Cancer Research UK.