- TBI (Total body irradiation)
Having radiotherapy to the whole body (usually as part of preparation for a stem cell or bone marrow transplant).
- Taxol
A chemotherapy drug.
- Temozolomide (tee mo zol o mide)
A chemotherapy drug.
- Teratoma (tera toma)
The main type of testicular cancer to affect teenagers and young men.
- Testosterone
A hormone which causes male features to develop during puberty and influences the male sex drive.
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
This is when you are fed directly into your bloodstream though a drip into your vein. It is sometimes also called PN (Parenteral Nutrition)
- Tumour marker
A protein which can be found in the blood; it can be an indicator of the presence of cancer cells (particularly in testicular cancer).
