Association between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and cancer in adults from NHANES 2005–2018: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Inflammation plays a crucial role in cancer development. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a measure of inflammation, is obtained from a complete blood count. However, little is known about the association between NLR and cancer in the general adult population in the United States....

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Gang-Ping Li, Di Zhang, Ming-Hui Li, Fang-Fang Yuan, Xin-Jiang Hou, Dong-Jie He, Xu-Dong Wei, Yue-Wen Fu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Subjects:	Neutrophil Lymphocyte Cancer NHANES Cross-sectional study
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75252-0