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Dictionary Terms: S

S100 calcium binding protein A8

S100 calcium binding protein A9

salivary gland cancer

salpingo-oophorectomy

salvage therapy

samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium

saquinavir mesylate

sarcomatoid carcinoma

sarcosinamide nitrosourea

scintimammography

sclerosing adenosis

SC-PEG E. coli L-asparaginase

screening mammogram

Scutellaria barbata

second primary cancer

secondary cancer

second-degree relative

secondhand smoke

second-line therapy

second-look surgery

sedimentation rate

sedoxantrone trihydrochloride

segmental cystectomy

segmental mastectomy

segmental resection

selective estrogen receptor modulator

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Se-methyl-seleno-L-cysteine

seminal vesicle

seminal vesicle biopsy

senile keratosis

sentinel lymph node

sentinel lymph node biopsy

sentinel lymph node mapping

sequential AC/Taxol-Trastuzumab regimen

sequential treatment

serous membrane

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary

serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase

serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

serum tumor marker test

sesquiterpene lactone

sestamibi breast imaging

severe myelosuppression

sex cord-gonadal stromal tumor

sex cord-stromal tumor

Sezary syndrome

Sheridan’s Formula

shiitake mushroom

Shwachman syndrome

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

sickle cell anemia

sickle cell disease

sideropenic dysphagia

side-to-end coloanal anastomosis

signal transduction

signal transduction inhibitor

signaling pathway

signature molecule

signet ring cell carcinoma

silicon phthalocyanine 4

Silybum marianum

simian virus 40

simple mastectomy

simple nephrectomy

simple vulvectomy

single blind study

single nucleotide polymorphism

single-photon emission computed tomography

single-stranded conformational polymorphism

Sjögren syndrome

skin conduction

skin stimulation

skinning vulvectomy

sleeve lobectomy

sleeve resection

slit-lamp biomicroscopy

slit-lamp eye exam

small cell lung cancer

small intestine

small intestine cancer

small lymphocytic lymphoma

smoldering leukemia

smoldering myeloma

SNX-5422 mesylate

SOD1 inhibitor ATN-224

sodium borocaptate

sodium salicylate

sodium stibogluconate

sodium thiosulfate

soft tissue sarcoma

solar keratosis

somatic mutation

somatostatin receptor scintigraphy

somnolence syndrome

sorafenib tosylate

specific immune cell

speech pathologist

speech therapist

sperm retrieval

S-phase fraction

spiculated mass

spinal anesthesia

spinal cord compression

spindle cell cancer

spindle cell sarcoma

sporadic cancer

spotted thistle

sputum cytology

squalamine lactate

squamous cell carcinoma

squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

squamous intraepithelial lesion

St. Benedict's thistle

St. John's wort

stage 0 anal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 bladder carcinoma in situ

stage 0 breast carcinoma in situ

stage 0 cervical carcinoma in situ

stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia

stage 0 colorectal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 disease

stage 0 esophageal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma in situ

stage 0 gallbladder carcinoma in situ

stage 0 gastric carcinoma in situ

stage 0 hypopharyngeal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 laryngeal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 lip and oral cavity carcinoma in situ

stage 0 maxillary sinus carcinoma in situ

stage 0 medullary thyroid carcinoma in situ

stage 0 melanoma

stage 0 nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus carcinoma in situ

stage 0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ

stage 0 non-small cell lung carcinoma in situ

stage 0 oropharyngeal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 pancreatic carcinoma in situ

stage 0 penile carcinoma in situ

stage 0 testicular carcinoma in situ

stage 0 transitional cell carcinoma in situ of the renal pelvis and ureter

stage 0 urethral carcinoma in situ

stage 0 vaginal carcinoma in situ

stage 0 vulvar carcinoma in situ

stage 1 neuroblastoma

stage 2 neuroblastoma

stage 3 neuroblastoma

stage 4 neuroblastoma

stage A prostate cancer

stage A1 prostate cancer

stage A2 prostate cancer

stage B prostate cancer

stage B1 prostate cancer

stage B2 prostate cancer

stage C prostate cancer

stage D prostate cancer

stage D1 prostate cancer

stage D2 prostate cancer

stage I adrenocortical cancer

stage I adult Hodgkin lymphoma

stage I adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage I adult primary liver cancer

stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma

stage I AIDS-related lymphoma

stage I anal cancer

stage I bladder cancer

stage I breast cancer

stage I cancer of the uterus

stage I cervical cancer

stage I childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

stage I childhood liver cancer

stage I childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia

stage I colorectal cancer

stage I cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

stage I endometrial cancer

stage I esophageal cancer

stage I extrahepatic bile duct cancer

stage I gastric cancer

stage I hypopharyngeal cancer

stage I kidney cancer

stage I laryngeal cancer

stage I lip and oral cavity cancer

stage I malignant mesothelioma

stage I melanoma

stage I Merkel cell carcinoma

stage I multiple myeloma

stage I mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome

stage I nasopharyngeal cancer

stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer

stage I non-small cell lung cancer

stage I oropharyngeal cancer

stage I ovarian epithelial cancer

stage I ovarian germ cell tumor

stage I pancreatic cancer

stage I penile cancer

stage I prostate cancer

stage I renal cell cancer

stage I salivary gland cancer

stage I testicular cancer

stage I transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

stage I uterine sarcoma

stage I vaginal cancer

stage I vulvar cancer

stage I Wilms tumor

stage IA gallbladder cancer

stage IA soft tissue sarcoma

stage IB gallbladder cancer

stage IB soft tissue sarcoma

stage II adrenocortical cancer

stage II adult Hodgkin lymphoma

stage II adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage II adult primary liver cancer

stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma

stage II AIDS-related lymphoma

stage II anal cancer

stage II bladder cancer

stage II breast cancer

stage II cancer of the uterus

stage II cervical cancer

stage II childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

stage II childhood liver cancer

stage II childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage II chronic lymphocytic leukemia

stage II colorectal cancer

stage II cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

stage II endometrial cancer

stage II esophageal cancer

stage II extrahepatic bile duct cancer

stage II gastric cancer

stage II hypopharyngeal cancer

stage II kidney cancer

stage II laryngeal cancer

stage II lip and oral cavity cancer

stage II malignant mesothelioma

stage II melanoma

stage II Merkel cell carcinoma

stage II multiple myeloma

stage II mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome

stage II nasopharyngeal cancer

stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer

stage II non-small cell lung cancer

stage II oropharyngeal cancer

stage II ovarian epithelial cancer

stage II ovarian germ cell tumor

stage II pancreatic cancer

stage II penile cancer

stage II prostate cancer

stage II renal cell cancer

stage II salivary gland cancer

stage II testicular cancer

stage II transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

stage II uterine sarcoma

stage II vaginal cancer

stage II vulvar cancer

stage II Wilms tumor

stage IIA breast cancer

stage IIA gallbladder cancer

stage IIA soft tissue sarcoma

stage IIB breast cancer

stage IIB gallbladder cancer

stage IIB melanoma

stage IIB soft tissue sarcoma

stage IIC soft tissue sarcoma

stage III adrenocortical cancer

stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma

stage III adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma

stage III AIDS-related lymphoma

stage III anal cancer

stage III bladder cancer

stage III breast cancer

stage III cancer of the uterus

stage III cervical cancer

stage III childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

stage III childhood liver cancer

stage III childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia

stage III colorectal cancer

stage III cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

stage III endometrial cancer

stage III esophageal cancer

stage III extrahepatic bile duct cancer

stage III gallbladder cancer

stage III gastric cancer

stage III hypopharyngeal cancer

stage III kidney cancer

stage III laryngeal cancer

stage III lip and oral cavity cancer

stage III lymphedema

stage III malignant mesothelioma

stage III melanoma

stage III Merkel cell carcinoma

stage III multiple myeloma

stage III mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome

stage III nasopharyngeal cancer

stage III nonmelanoma skin cancer

stage III non-small cell lung cancer

stage III oropharyngeal cancer

stage III ovarian epithelial cancer

stage III ovarian germ cell tumor

stage III pancreatic cancer

stage III penile cancer

stage III prostate cancer

stage III renal cell cancer

stage III salivary gland cancer

stage III testicular cancer

stage III transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

stage III uterine sarcoma

stage III vaginal cancer

stage III vulvar cancer

stage III Wilms tumor

stage IIIA adult primary liver cancer

stage IIIA anal cancer

stage IIIA breast cancer

stage IIIB adult primary liver cancer

stage IIIB anal cancer

stage IIIB breast cancer

stage IIIC adult primary liver cancer

stage IIIC breast cancer

stage IV adrenocortical cancer

stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma

stage IV adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage IV adult primary liver cancer

stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma

stage IV AIDS-related lymphoma

stage IV anal cancer

stage IV bladder cancer

stage IV breast cancer

stage IV cancer of the uterus

stage IV cervical cancer

stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

stage IV childhood liver cancer

stage IV childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia

stage IV colorectal cancer

stage IV cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

stage IV endometrial cancer

stage IV esophageal cancer

stage IV extrahepatic bile duct cancer

stage IV gallbladder cancer

stage IV gastric cancer

stage IV hypopharyngeal cancer

stage IV kidney cancer

stage IV laryngeal cancer

stage IV lip and oral cavity cancer

stage IV malignant mesothelioma

stage IV melanoma

stage IV mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome

stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer

stage IV nonmelanoma skin cancer

stage IV non-small cell lung cancer

stage IV oropharyngeal cancer

stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer

stage IV ovarian germ cell tumor

stage IV pancreatic cancer

stage IV penile cancer

stage IV prostate cancer

stage IV renal cell cancer

stage IV salivary gland cancer

stage IV transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

stage IV uterine sarcoma

stage IV vaginal cancer

stage IV vulvar cancer

stage IV Wilms tumor

stage IVA hypopharyngeal cancer

stage IVA laryngeal cancer

stage IVA lip and oral cavity cancer

stage IVA pancreatic cancer

stage IVB hypopharyngeal cancer

stage IVB laryngeal cancer

stage IVB lip and oral cavity cancer

stage IVB pancreatic cancer

stage IVC hypopharyngeal cancer

stage IVC laryngeal cancer

stage IVC lip and oral cavity cancer

stage V Wilms tumor

standard of care

Standard Operating Procedure

standard therapy

Stanford V regimen

statistically significant

stem cell factor

stem cell transplantation

stereotactic biopsy

stereotactic body radiation therapy

stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy

stereotactic injection

stereotactic radiation therapy

stereotactic radiosurgery

stereotaxic radiation therapy

stereotaxic radiosurgery

sterile talc powder

steroid metabolism gene

steroid therapy

strontium chloride Sr 89

strontium ranelate

Sturge-Weber syndrome

subarachnoid block

subcutaneous port

suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid

subjective improvement

subset analysis

substance abuse

suction aspiration

suction evacuation

sudden infant death syndrome

sun protection factor

sunitinib malate

superfractionated radiation therapy

superior vena cava

superior vena cava syndrome

supplemental nutrition

supplemental oxygen therapy

supplementation

supportive care

supraclavicular lymph node

supraglottic laryngectomy

suprarenal gland

surface electrode

surgical biopsy

surgical castration

surgical oncologist

susceptibility gene

sympathetic nervous system

symptom management

syngeneic bone marrow transplantation

syngeneic stem cell transplantation

synovial membrane

synovial sarcoma

synthetic protegrin analog

synthetic retinoid

systemic chemotherapy

systemic disease

systemic inflammatory response syndrome

systemic lupus erythematosus

systemic mastocytosis

systemic radiation therapy

systemic therapy

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