Angiogenin (ANG), also known as Ribonuclease 5, has various functions (Gao & Xu, 2008) and associations with cancer and neurological diseases via its roles in angiogenesis and apoptosis suppression (Li, Yu & Hu, 2012; Steidinger, Standaert & Yacoubian, 2011; Tello-Montoliu, Patel & Lip, 2006). This evidence concerns the gene ANG and cancer.