LGALS1 and neoplasm: Our recent results have validated (galectin-1) gal-1 as a viable cancer target with broad potential [5,6], as differential stromal elevation of gal-1 over the tumor parenchyma has been reported in several cancers, including those of head and neck, ovary, breast, brain, colon, skin, and prostate [7,8,9,10,11].