Interestingly, patients with elevated CRP and high fibrinogen had significantly bigger tumors than patients with normal inflammatory parameters (median tumor-size elevated vs. normal CRP 10.15 vs. 4.95 cm, Mann Whitney U test p = 0.008; elevated vs. normal fibrinogen 11.0 vs. 6.5 cm, Mann Whitney U test p = 0.006). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is neoplasm.