Curcumin treatment also abrogated HGF-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in oral squamous cell carcinoma and prostate cancer cells by reducing levels of phosphorylated c-Met (HGFR) and inhibiting ERK activation (Hu et al., 2016; Ohnishi et al., 2020). This evidence concerns the gene MET and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.