IL6 and cancer: As shown, 11 of the genes exhibited over-expression in the cancer tissues and were statistically correlated with poor survival (p < 0.05): IGF1R, LAMC2, ITGA6, ITGB1, ITGB4, LAMA3, IL-6, DDIT4, SLC2A1, ENO2, and FZD10 (Fig. 3).