In this regard, clinical studies reported to date demonstrate that hypoadiponectinemia is associated with colorectal cancer,55 gastric cancer,56 endometrial cancer57 and breast cancer,58 and adiponectin is shown to inhibit the proliferation of various types of cancer,59,60 whereas the mechanisms involved remain yet to be elucidated and research findings on these mechanisms are eagerly awaited. Here, ADIPOQ is linked to cancer.