| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| BD | Bowen’s disease |
| -C• | Carbon-centered radical |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal regulated kinase |
| ESCC | Eosophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| HNMSC | Human non-melanotic skin cancer |
| HNSCC | Head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL | Interleukin |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PGE | Prostaglandin E |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| QH•: | Hydroxyl radical |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative PCR |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SK | Solar keratosis |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TPA | 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential |
| TRPA | Transient receptor potential ankyrin |
| TRPC | Transient receptor potential canonical |
| TRPM | Transient receptor potential melastatin |
| TRPML | Transient receptor potential mucolipin |
| TRPP | Transient receptor potential polycystin |
| TRPV | Transient receptor potential vanilloid |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WB | Western blot |