The expression of the 3 proteins was higher with N+ than N0 cancer (P≤0.006) and was higher with stages III+IV than stages I+II cancer (mean rank for fascin-1, 118.95 vs. 97.25, P = 0.002; ezrin 116.68 vs. 99.69, P = 0.022; paxillin: 117.09 vs. 99.25, P = 0.010). Here, EZR is linked to cancer.