CXCL5 and cancer: The mean value of CXCL5 intensity score in cancer was 2.03 ± 0.151 (mean ± SE) in AA compared to 1.77 ± 0.196 in CA cases, while the intensity of staining in the adjacent benign tissue for AA was 0.99 ± 0.134 compared to 0.92 ± 0.092 in CA cases.