IL6 and hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm: To investigate the broader impact that inflammatory and behavioral risk factors for blood cancers may have on mCAs, we ran association tests between mCAs and 19 blood cell traits, body mass index (BMI), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, interleukin-6 (IL6) levels and smoking status (Methods) in up to 49,353 individuals.