Interestingly, the lipogenic index (16:0/18:2), desaturation index (18:1/18:0, 16:1/16:0) and elongation index (18:0/16:0) were all found elevated in cancer tissue in this study, suggesting enhanced de novo lipogenesis (DNL), the higher activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), and the elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 6 (ELOVL6). Here, SCD is linked to cancer.