Association of Plasma Iron Status with Subsequent Risk of Total and Site-Specific Cancer: A Large Case-Cohort Study within JPHC Study.

Yoshihisa Miyamoto Shiori Nakano Hikaru Ihira Taiki Yamaji Ryoko Katagiri Norie Sawada Mamami Inoue Shoichiro Tsugane Motoki Iwasaki

Published in: Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

High ferritin and low hepcidin levels in the plasma were associated with increased liver cancer risk. Evaluating iron metabolism including hepcidin levels may help identify people with high liver cancer risk.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
papillary thyroid
young adults
childhood cancer