| NMSCs | nonmelanoma skin cancers |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| UVR | ultraviolet radiation |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| CSCC | cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma |
| PUVA | PSORALEN (P) and ultraviolet light UVA |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| BRAF | B type rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma kinase |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| PDE-5 | phosphodiesterase type 5 |
| OTRs | organ transplant recipients |
| TERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| FOXM1 | forkhead box M1 |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| CDKN2A | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| FAT1 | FAT atypical cadherin 1 |
| CPDs | cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers |
| pRB | retinoblastoma phosphorylation |
| HNSCC | head and neck SCC |
| OSCC | oral SCC |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| EGFRis | epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death-ligand 1 |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TMB | Tumor mutational burden |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| TILs | tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| CXCLs | C-X-C motif chemokine ligands |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| ADAR1 | adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 |
| YAP | yes-associated protein |
| irAEs | immune-related adverse events |