DUSP5 and cancer: Other mechanisms involved in the role of DUSP5 on cell proliferation or apoptosis also cannot be excluded, as this protein has tumor activator or suppressor function in different types of cancers (Montero‐Conde et al., 2013; Pratilas et al., 2009; Rushworth et al., 2014; Shin, Park, & Kang, 2013; Ueda, Arakawa, & Nakamura, 2003; Wang et al., 2019; Yun et al., 2009).