The majority of studies (Söderberg et al., 2009; Castillo et al., 2012; Iles et al., 2013; Li et al., 2017) have shown a strong association between FTO and an increased risk of various types of cancer, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, endometrial cancer, pancreatic cancers, lymphoma, and leukemia. Here, FTO is linked to prostate carcinoma.