TF and lung cancer: In contrast to the results reported herein, a study of over 41,000 individuals from Finland revealed slightly lower serum iron levels in >400 men with lung cancer compared to >21,000 healthy controls (114.5μg/dl vs. 115.7μg/dl), there was also no significant difference in transferrin saturation between lung cancer patients and controls (34.8% vs. 34.5%) [5].