Medical terms beginning with S

A drug that is being studied for its ability to enhance the effectiveness of fluorouracil and prevent gastrointestinal side effects caused by fluorouracil.

A measure of the percentage of cells in a tumor that are in the phase of the cell cycle during which DNA is synthesized.

A protein that is made by many different types of cells and is involved in processes that take place both inside and outside of the cell.

A protein that is made by many different types of cells and is involved in processes that take place both inside and outside of the cell.

A temporary loss of feeling in the abdomen and/or the lower part of the body.

The large, triangle-shaped bone in the lower spine that forms part of the pelvis.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A drug that is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that does not get better, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other drugs.

A solution of salt and water.

The watery fluid in the mouth made by the salivary glands.

A gland in the mouth that produces saliva.

A rare cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland (gland in the mouth that makes saliva).

Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments.

A radioactive substance used in the treatment of bone cancer and bone metastases (cancers that have spread from the original tumor to the bone).

A drug used to treat pain caused by bone cancer and other cancers that have spread to the bones.

A substance found in soybeans and many other plants.

A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called protease inhibitors.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

An inflammatory disease marked by the formation of granulomas (small nodules of immune cells) in the lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs.