ALB and neoplasm: Age (HR 1.01; 95% CI 1.00–1.03; P = 0.0418), pain (HR 1.36; 95% CI 1.08–1.71; P = 0.0094), albumin (HR 0.96; 95% CI 0.94–0.98; P = 0.0001) and tumor size (HR 1.01; 95% CI 1.00–1.02; P = 0.0033) were independent prognostic factors 19.