As shown in Table III, the levels (pg/ml) of secreted TFF1 proteins in the serum of lung cancer patients (squamous cell lung carcinoma, 239.4±78.3; adenocarcinoma, 210.3±42.2; SCLC, 222.2±95.1) are slightly higher when compared with the levels in healthy individuals (151.8±56.3). This evidence concerns the gene TFF1 and lung cancer.