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Table 3 The rates of positivity of T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies in different cancer patients *

From: Seroprevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in cancer patients in Anhui Province, Eastern China

Types of neoplasms

Number of patients

Positive IgG (%)

Positive IgM (%)

Lung cancer

102

7 (6.86)

3 (2.94)

Gastric carcinoma

110

6 (5.45)

2 (1.82)

Rectal carcinoma

119

8 (6.72)

2 (1.68)

Intracranial tumor

13

1 (7.69)

1 (7.69)

Lymphoma

21

1 (4.76)

1 (4.76)

Breast carcinoma

56

1 (1.79)

2 (3.57)

Hepatocellular carcinoma

220

24 (10.91)

8 (3.64)

Cervical cancer

80

9 (11.25)

2 (2.50)

Carcinoma of pancreas

23

1 (4.35)

0

Esophageal carcinoma

120

6 (5.00)

2 (1.67)

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

69

3 (4.35)

1 (1.45)

Prostatic carcinoma

13

1 (7.69)

0

Osteosarcoma

12

1 (8.33)

0

  1. * χ 2 = 16.675, p = 0.781.