Altered expressions of SLC2A family members have been reported in many types of cancer (liver- SLC2A1, SLC2A2, SLC2A5; pancreas- SLC2A1; breast- SLC2A1, SLC2A2, SLC2A4; stomach- SLC2A2, SLC2A4, SLC2A5, SLC2A14; lymphoma- SLC2A5). Here, SLC2A1 is linked to cancer.