Review Article

Reactive Oxygen Species Bridge the Gap between Chronic Inflammation and Tumor Development

Table 3

The list of cancers linked to redox imbalance and ROS accumulation.

Cancer classificationCancer typesReference

Digestive cancerHepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, bowel cancer, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer[44, 105, 117, 144]
Head and neck cancerOral cancer, throat cancer, thyroid cancer[28, 145]
Urinary tract carcinomaUreteral cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer[30, 146]
Nervous system tumorSpinal cord tumors, astrocytomas, brain cancer[44, 147]
Hematologic tumorLeukemia, multiple myeloma, lymphoma[148, 149]
Respiratory cancerLung cancer, bronchial carcinoid tumor[122, 150]
Female reproductive cancerCervical cancer, ovarian cancer[37, 110]
Skin cancerCutaneous squamous carcinoma, melanoma[151]
Other tumorsBreast cancer, osteosarcoma[36, 147, 152]