| APAF-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| BSE | broccoli sprout extract |
| BSP | broccoli sprout powders |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CYP | cytochrome P-450 |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| DCIS | ductal carcinoma in situ |
| DMH | dimethylhydrazine |
| DMNT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-related kinase |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain |
| GFN | glucoraphanin |
| GGT | γ-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| HDAC | histone deacytylase |
| HER | human growth factor receptor |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HMOX1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| HSP70 | heat shock protein 70 |
| IDC | invasive ductal carcinoma |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| IL | interleukin |
| i.p. | intraperitoneal |
| ITC | isothiocyanate |
| i.v. | intravenous |
| JNK | Jun NH2-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NQO1 | NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
| NSCLCs | non-small cell lung cancer cells |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| PRIMSA | Preferred Reporting Item for Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SF | sulforaphane |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XRE | xenobiotic response element |