For cancer patients before vaccination (week 0), platelet VEGF in 41 women moved between 0.110 and 8.190 pg of VEGF/106 platelets with a median value of 1.010, while platelet VEGF in 21 men ranged between 0.252 and 2.650 pg of VEGF/106 platelets with a median value of 1.440. The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is cancer.