IL-6, IL-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tissue inhibitor of metaloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and adiponectin released by adipocytes are associated with the ovarian cancer cells homing in the omentum and are considered as factors responsible for recruiting of cancer cells to the omentum. The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is cancer.