Serum interferon levels in patients having radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma.
The well-known stimulation of interferon (IFN) both by non-specific and immune-specific stimulants, the effect of IFN on tumor therapy and against radiation damage gave us reason to examine cervical cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy for the presence of IFN. IFN was found in several serum samples of only two out of 47 patients.
D001918:Brachytherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D007372:Interferons