| HNC | head and neck cancer |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| LncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| LSCC | laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| TSCC | tongue squamous cell carcinoma |
| HSCC | hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| TC | thyroid cancer |
| PTC | papillary thyroid cancer |