NFKB1 and lip and oral cavity carcinoma: In the current study, proliferation and apoptosis analysis provided evidence that anethole has anticancer properties in human oral squamous cell carcinoma, and could be considered as a potential therapeutic agent for oral cancer by disrupting their cell cycle, increasing cell apoptosis, and targeting MAPkases, NF-κB and Wnt pathways and the transcriptional activity of theses pathways.