5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
ACF	Aberrant crypt foci
ACT	Acteoside
ARE	Antioxidant response element
BC	Breast cancer
BCSCs	Breast cancer stem cells
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BDMC	Bisdemethoxycurcumin
CC	Colon cancer
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CdTe	Cadmium telluride
CLX	Celecoxib
CNS	Central nervous system
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CUR	Curcumin
DDSs	Drug delivery systems
DHT	Dihydrotestosterone
DMH	1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
EC	Esophageal cancer
EAC	Esophageal adenocarcinoma
ED50	Effective dose
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ERβ	Estrogen receptor beta
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ESCC	Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
GBM	Glioblastoma multiforme
GNSs	Gold nanoshells
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HMGA2	High mobility group A2
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1
HPV	Human papillomavirus
IL-8	Interleukin-8
LBDDSs	Lipid-based drug delivery systems
MITF	Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
MMP-9	Matrix metalloproteinase-9
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88N
Ps	Nanoparticles
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2)
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung cancer
NSs	Nanoshells
OC	Ovarian cancer
ORI	Orientin
OS	Osteosarcoma
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
OXA	Oxaliplatin
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PMA	Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate
p-STAT3	Phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
PSA	Prostate-specific antigen
QDs	Quantum dots
RAGE	Receptor for advanced glycosylation end-products
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SarA	Staphylococcal accessory regulator
SCC	Squamous cell carcinoma
SCLC	Small cell lung cancer
SFE-CO2	Supercritical fluid extraction
SHP-1	Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1
SI	Selectivity index
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TMZ	Temozolomide
TPA	12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TRP-1	Tyrosinase-related protein-1