| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 |
| ADC | Adenocarcinoma |
| AKT | Serine-threonine kinase |
| AOC | Antioxidant capacity |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| BCX | β-cryptoxanthin |
| BRAF | v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 |
| CS | Cigarette smoke |
| CuZnSOD | Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase |
| Cx43 | Connexin-43 |
| DDR2 | Discoidin Domain Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 2 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EGFR-TKI | EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| EML4-ALK | Echinoderm microtubule–associate protein like 4/anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| FGFR | Fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| α7nAChR | homomeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| 8OHdG | 8-hydroxy-20-deoxyguanosine |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| IFN-γ | Interferons |
| IL- | Interleukin |
| 8-iso-PGF2α | Isoprostane-8-iso prostaglandin F2α |
| JNK | c-JUN NH2-terminal kinase |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| LC | Lung cancer |
| LP | Lipid peroxidation |
| LSH | Lymphoid-specific helicase |
| LXRα | Liver X receptor-α |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP | Metalloproteinase |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NEIL | Nei like DNA glycosylases |
| NF-κB | Transcription factor-kappaB |
| NNAL | Nicotine equivalents and total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol |
| NNK | N-nitrosamines |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NO2 | Nitrogen oxides |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer |
| OGG1 | 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| PARP | Poly ADP ribose polymerase |
| P21 | Protein 21 |
| P53 | Protein 53 |
| PD-1 | Anti-programmed death receptor 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| PON1 | Paraoxonase 1 |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RA | Retinoid acid |
| RARβ | RA receptor beta |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ROS1 | ROS Proto-Oncogene 1, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1 |
| RCTs | Randomised controlled trials |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| SCD-1 | Stearoyl-coa desaturase-1 |
| SCLC | Small-cell lung cancer |
| SHS | Secondhand smoke |
| SICAM-1 | Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| Smad | deca-pentaplegic homolog |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SOX2 | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |