| NMSC | Non-melanoma skin cancers |
| BCC | Basal-cell carcinoma |
| BD | Bowen’s disease |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| DELs | Somatic small deletions |
| DCN | Decorin |
| EC | Endometrial cancer |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein |
| NTRKs | Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptors |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death ligand 1 |
| PLK1 | Polo-like kinase 1 |
| PNC | Perinucleolar compartment |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SCC | Squamous-cell carcinoma |
| SI | Special Issue |
| SIRTs | Sirtuins |
| SS | Synovial sarcoma |
| TEMs | Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |