TGF‐β1, secreted as part of SASP, can induce or accelerate, and maintain the senescent phenotype in various cell types including fibroblasts, bronchial epithelial cells, and cancers in an autocrine/paracrine manner (Debacq‐Chainiaux et al., 2005; Minagawa et al., 2011; Senturk et al., 2010). This evidence concerns the gene TGFB1 and cancer.