VEGF189 has been shown to correlate with poor prognosis in colon and lung cancer (Oshika et al, 1998; Tokunaga et al, 1998), and VEGF-C may facilitate lymphatic spread (Mandriota et al, 2001; Skobe et al, 2001; Stacker et al, 2001). The gene discussed is VEGFC; the disease is lung cancer.