This hypothesis is strongly supported by large datasets available online, in which it is reported that FOXE1 expression is higher in normal thyroid with respect to cancer (http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn/detail.php?gene=&clicktag=boxplot) and that higher FOXE1 expression correlates with longer overall survival (https://www.proteinatlas.org/ENSG00000178919-FOXE1/pathology/thyroid+cancer). Here, FOXE1 is linked to cancer.