CRP and neoplasm: Data from the EPIC study (52) suggest that MD represents the best food model for cancer prevention and is associated with a reduced risk of gastrointestinal cancers, and data from the MOLI-SANI study (54) found that the MD model reduced levels of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cells, platelet count and granulocyte/lymphocyte ratio, the latter being associated with poorer cancer prognosis and is an independent predictor of tumour growth, progression and metastatic processes (55).