Through this function, Hsf1 is in metazoa at center stage of many physiological and pathophysiological processes like post‐embryonic development and aging, cancer, and neurodegeneration (Xiao et al, 1999; Dai et al, 2007; Steele et al, 2008; Mendillo et al, 2012; Kim et al, 2016). This evidence concerns the gene HSF1 and cancer.