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SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY
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Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
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SALVAGE THERAPY
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Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments.
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SAMARIUM 153
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A radioactive substance used in the treatment of bone cancer and bone metastases (cancers that have spread from the original tumor to the bone). Samarium 153 is a radioactive form of the element samarium. It collects in bone, where it releases radiation that may kill cancer cells. It is a type of radioisotope.
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SAMARIUM SM 153 LEXIDRONAM PENTASODIUM
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A drug used to treat pain caused by bone cancer and other cancers that have spread to the bones. Samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium is a type of radiopharmaceutical. Also called Quadramet.
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SAPONIN
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A substance found in soybeans and many other plants. Saponins may help lower cholesterol and may have anticancer effects.
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SAQUINAVIR MESYLATE
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A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called protease inhibitors. It interferes with the ability of a virus to make copies of itself.
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SARCNU
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A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs
called alkylating agents. Also called sarcosinamide nitrosourea.
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SARCOMA
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A cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
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SARCOMATOID CARCINOMA
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A type of cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs and that contains long spindle-shaped cells. Also called spindle cell cancer.
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SARCOSINAMIDE NITROSOUREA
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A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of alkylating agent. Also called sarCNU.
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