In a variety of acute and chronic illnesses, including bacterial or viral infection, tissue injury, many chronic diseases and most cancers, proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL) 6, IL-1β, and TNFα evoke a major reorganization of hepatic gene expression resulting in the massive synthesis of acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP) [1]. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and cancer.