MCF-7 human breast cancer cells were treated with inhibitors for PLA2 (quinacrine), lipoxygenases (LOX-5 and LOX-12; baicalein, REV-5091, nordihydroguaiaretic acid), cyclooxygenases (COX-1, COX-2, indomethacin), and AROM (formestane). This evidence concerns the gene PTGS2 and breast carcinoma.