ALB and cancer: Further, prospective studies have shown a relationship between total protein and mortality in transplant patients [11], total protein with low albumin and mortality in hospitalized patients [12], albumin-to-globulin ratio and mortality in cancer patients [13–15], IgA levels and cancer-related mortality in elderly patients [16], and hypergammaglobulinemia and decreased survival in patients with rheumatologic conditions [17,18].