VEGFA and colonic neoplasm: In conjunction, uncontrolled expressions of protein such as p53, Bax (BcL-2 associated X protein), BcL-2 (B cell lymphoma 2), VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), and mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) have been found to correspond with the development and growth of colon cancer [32–34].