S – Z
Single agent chemotherapy
A single chemical or drug used to combat cancer.
Staging
The determination of the size and extent of cancer in the body.
Standard treatment
The tested and most widely used treatments for a particular disease.
Supportive care
Medical care that is meant to improve the patient’s quality of life as opposed to trying to cure the disease. It is also called symptom management or palliative care.
Surgery
A medical procedure to examine, remove or repair a diseased or potentially diseased portion of the body.
Symptom
An indication or sign of disease. Pain and fever are examples of symptoms.
Systemic disease
A disease that affects the entire body instead of just a specific organ.
Systemic therapy
Treatment that is given through the bloodstream. This method of treatment reaches all the parts of the body.
Thoracentesis
A procedure to remove fluids from the area between the two layers covering the lung (the pleura).
Thoracoscope
A thoracoscope is a lighted tube that is inserted directly into the chest, between the ribs, to examine the lungs and heart. The procedure is called a thoracoscopy.
Thoracoscopy
The use of a thin, lighted tube (called a thoracoscope) to examine the inside of the chest.
Thoracotomy
A surgical procedure that opens up the chest cavity.
Tumor
An abnormal overgrowth of cells. Tumors can be either benign or malignant.
X-ray
High-energy electromagnetic radiation used to diagnose and treat disease.
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