ALB and cancer: Conversely, former and current smoking status, serum albumin<30g/dl, hemoglobin<10g/dl, regions of north-west (Bretagne, Haute Normandie, Basse Normandie, Nord Pas de Calais), north-east (Lorraine, Champagne Ardenne), center (Bourgogne, Limousin, Auvergne) and south (Midi Pyrenees, Languedoc Roussillon) of France were significantly associated with increased risk of cancer death.