Serum Copper, Ferritin Levels in Patients with Lung Cancer

Objective: To evaluate the relation between serum copper and serum ferritin in cancer patients. Methods: The levels of serum copper, ferritin in 27 patients with lung cancer and 45 normal subjects were determined. Results: The results showed that the levels of serum copper of lung cancer patients were higher than the healthy controls (P <0.01). The levels of serum ferritin of lung cancer patients were higher than the healthy controls too (P<0.01). Using correlativity analysis, the highly positive correlation was found between serum copper and serum ferritin (P<0.005). Conclusion: The results suggest that higher serum ferritin levels in the lung cancer patients may be due to higher levels of ceruloplasmin.