{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cancers Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcancer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcancer\/","title":"Thoracentesis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cancers Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CUX5kUv95S\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/thoracentesis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Thoracentesis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/thoracentesis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=CUX5kUv95S\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Thoracentesis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cancers Hospitals\" data-secret=\"CUX5kUv95S\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Thoracentesis is a procedure that removes fluid from the space around the lungs. That space is called the pleural space, between the lung and the chest wall. It is commonly used to evaluate or relieve a pleural effusion (a fluid buildup). In cancer care, it can support diagnosis, staging workups, and symptom relief."}