According to Sharma et al. the morin flavonoid content of F. carica inhibited the 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon cancer in Wistar rats by downregulating the inflammatory and cell proliferation-stimulating NF-κB pathway, including interleukin 6 (IL-6), TNF-α, prostaglandin (PGE-2), and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and malignant colon neoplasm.