The tumour‐promoting effect of inflammation is now widely recognized and better understood.31 The NF‐κB‐IL6‐Stat3 cascade is an important inflammatory regulator of the proliferation of tumour‐initiating intestinal epithelial cells.32 Baltgalvis et al33 reported that IL6 was essential for the development of cachexia in ApcMin/+ WT mice and was associated with a greater tumour burden. Here, STAT3 is linked to neoplasm.