In the present study, for the first time, the analysis between the levels of all 11 members of the IL-1 family (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-18, IL-33, IL-36α, IL-36β, IL-36γ, IL-37, IL-1Ra, IL-36Ra, IL-38) has been made, which belong to the main inflammatory cytokines, in both serum and peritoneal fluid of ovarian cancer patients. Here, IL36A is linked to ovarian cancer.