Also presented at terminal positions, N‐acetyllactosamine (LacNAc) made accessible by reduction of extent of α2,6‐sialylation is a growth‐regulatory signal in activated T and carcinoma cells ‘read’ by Gal‐1 [37, 38], whereas α2,3‐sialylated structures bind Gal‐8, a potent pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory mediator [39], with nM affinity [40]. This evidence concerns the gene LGALS8 and carcinoma.