KSHV	Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
MCPyV	Merkel cell polyomavirus—a polyoma virus
MCC	Merkel cell carcinoma
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
HPV	human papilloma virus
HTLV	human T lymphotropic virus
cART	combination of anti-retroviral therapy
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
SHBG	sex-hormone binding globulin
BARD1	BRCA1-associated RING domain protein 1
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
HMEC	human mammary epithelial cells
OPG	osteoprotegerin
SREBF2	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein transcription factor 2
LXR	Liver x receptors
PPARs	Peroxisome proliferator—activated receptors
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
LKB1	liver kinase B1
HMG-CoA synthase	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase
MCM	minichromosome maintenance
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
LTB4	leukotriene B4
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
PLD	Phospholipase D
ACLY	ATP citrate lyase
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
FGF2	fibroblast growth factor 2
NSAIDs	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
EETs	epoxyeicosatrienoic acid
STAR	steroidogenic acute regulatory
FASN	fatty acid synthase
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter
ACSL1	Acyl-CoA Synthetase Long Chain Family Member 1
AGPAT1	1-Acylglycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase 1
SCD	Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (Δ-9-desaturase)
RAC	Rectal adenocarcinoma
PDAC	Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
MUFAs	mono-unsaturated fatty acids
SCFA	Short-chain fatty acids
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
HIFs	hypoxia inducible factors
ESCRT	endosomal sorting complexes required for transport
ELOVL6	fatty acid elongase
CPT	Carnitine palmitoyltransferase.