| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CSCs | Breast cancer stem cells |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| E1 | Estrone |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ER + | Positive for estrogen receptors |
| ER - | Negative for estrogen receptors |
| GOLPH3 | Golgi phosphoprotein 3 |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HMLER | Human mammary epithelial cells |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| hTERT | Human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| miRNA | Micro Ribonucleic acid |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kB |
| PAINS | Pan assay interference compounds |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| SDF1α | Stromal cell-derived factor 1 α |
| SERM | Selective estrogen receptor modulator |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |