SCD and cancer: SCD expression is elevated in the tumors of many cancers, including esophageal cancer [16,17], hepatocellular adenoma and carcinoma [16,18], colorectal cancer [16,17], breast cancer [17,19,20], gastric cancer [17], thyroid cancer [17,21], lung adenocarcinoma [19,22], prostate cancer [19,20], and clear-cell renal cell carcinoma [23].