Turmeric extract β-elemene inhibits cancer cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis by regulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase, E-cadherin, N-cadherin and vimentin, which are factors related to tumor angiogenesis and metastasis, while enhancing the sensitivity of tumor cells to radiotherapy (Zhai et al., 2019). Here, VEGFA is linked to cancer.