CRP: An inflammatory marker that predicts heart disease and cancer risk

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By Lori Alton, staff writer

(NaturalHealth365) C-reactive protein, or CRP, is a biological marker that doctors have long used to evaluate the amount of inflammation present in the body. But CRP is more than just a measurement of disease.

Researchers have found that levels can be used to predict not only the prognosis and likely survival outcomes of such conditions as cancer and heart disease, but to evaluate the risk of developing these diseases in the first place – even if you presently have no symptoms.

Warning: Elevated CRP levels are a “red flag”

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