borderline significanceP =0.075
IL-8 expression was significantly higher in tumours from patients who were ⩾70 years old than in those from patients who were <70 years old ( P =0.008) and was higher in tumours from smokers than in those from non-smokers with borderline significance ( P =0.075), whereas there were no significant differences in IL-8 expression on the basis of gender or pathological stage ( Figure 1A ).