| ALDH1 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 |
| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| BCSCs | Breast CSCs |
| CAPE | Caffeic acid phenethyl ester |
| COX | Cyclo-oxygenase |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| DATS | Diallyl trisulfide |
| Dhh | Desert hedgehog |
| DLL1 | Delta-like 1 |
| DNMTs | DNA methyltransferases |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| Epo | Erythropoietin |
| EpoR | Erythropoietin receptor |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FBP1 | Fructose-1,6-biphosphatase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidases |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HDACi | HDAC inhibitors |
| HNK | Honokiol |
| HNSC | Head-neck squamous carcinoma |
| hTG2 | Human tissue transglutaminase |
| Ihh | Indian hedgehog |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| LSD1 | Lysine-specific demethylase 1 |
| MDM2 | Murine double minute 2 |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas |
| PKC-δ | Protein kinase C-delta |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ROT | Rottlerin |
| SCs | Stem cells |
| Shh | Sonic hedgehog |
| SFN | Sulforaphane |
| SLNs | Solid matrix of lipidic nanoparticles |
| TK | Tyrosine kinase |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |