TNFAIP8 and cancer: The TNFAIP8 and TNFAIP8L2 genes participate in immunity and inflammation [6, 9–12], while all members of the TNFAIP8 gene family have been associated with cancers of various types, including those affecting the stomach [13–18], liver [11, 17, 19–22], prostate [23], lung [7, 24, 25], esophagus [7, 24, 25], and cervix [7, 26].