MCL1 and neoplasm: While no correlation was observed between MCL-1 protein level and age of patient at diagnosis (Fig. 1d), we discovered a statistically significant shift in MCL-1 with increased tumour size, invasive grade and in cases where tumour had spread to lymph nodes (Fig. 1e-g, *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01 Pearson Chi-Square test).