Indeed, AKR1C3 is associated with several diseases such as prostate cancer [18], breast cancer [7], endometrial cancer [17], cervical cancer [17], endometriosis [19], non-small cell lung cancer [20], colorectal cancer [21], oropharyngeal tumour [22], leukaemia [23], gastric cancer [24], etc. [25]. Here, AKR1C3 is linked to gastric cancer.