In some cases, inhibition of INK4A and ARF-mediated tumor suppression is critical for tumorigenesis [10, 11] and upregulation of BMI1 occurs in numerous cancer types including non-small cell lung cancer [17], colon cancer [18], breast cancer [19], and nasopharyngeal carcinoma [20]. This evidence concerns the gene CDKN2A and non-small cell lung carcinoma.