| US | United States |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| 95% CI | 95% confidence interval |
| I3C | indole-3-carbinol |
| DIM | 3,3′-diindolylmethane |
| ITC | isothiocyanates |
| DMA | Detroit Metropolitan Area |
| MSU | Michigan State University |
| WSU | Wayne State University |
| ISCR | Illinois State Cancer Registry |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| OSR | Office for Survey Research |
| IPPSR | Institute for Public Policy and Social Research |
| RDD | Random Digit Dialing |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| NORC | National Opinion Research Center |
| RR4 | Response Rate 4 |
| AAPOR | American Association for Public Opinion Research |
| PWHS | Polish Women’s Health Study |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| NHS | Nurses’ Health Study |
| MDCSS | Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System |
| FTP | Full-term pregnancy |
| OC | Oral contraceptive |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| MET | Metabolic Equivalent |
| MET-h | MET hours |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |