Cancer is a generic term used for different types of rapid and abnormal cell growth beyond their usual boundaries, affecting different parts of the body and spreading to different organs. As such, cancer is one of the most prevalent and devastating conditions, and a leading cause of death worldwide, claiming about 10 million lives in 2020, according to recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) (Ferlay et al., 2020). Recent studies have also indicated that lung, colon and rectum, liver, stomach, and breast cancer are among the deadliest types of cancers worldwide (La Vecchia et al., 2022;Mabry et al., 2022;Mattiuzzi & Lippi, 2019;Wen & Shen, 2022). Furthermore, it is estimated that ~400,000 children under 14 years of age are diagnosed with cancer each year across the globe, with lymphomas, retinoblastoma, renal tumors, leukemias, and soft tissue sarcomas being among the major forms of childhood cancers (Ferlay et al., 2020;Libes et al., 2023;Lupo et al., 2021;Ross & Olshan, 2004). Despite significant advances in the development of selective and targeted therapies, including tumor-targeting chemotherapies (
