This type of cancer is part of the so-called head and neck cancer (this group of cancers includes cancer of the oral cavity, salivary glands, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, lymph nodes, and salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma- (SACC-) 83 cell line); an increase in genistein concentration (220 μM) for 3 days can significantly increase the Bax protein expression and decreases the expression of survivin and Bcl-2 proteins [105]. This evidence concerns the gene BIRC5 and cancer.