Cancer Biology

2. Term used to refer to many diseases that share similar characteristics especially the unregulated ability to spread to other parts of the body
3. Ability of cancer cells to travel to distant sites and form new tumors
7. Increase in the number and density of normal cells
10. Process that ensures the death of a cell
11. Most common childhood cancer
12. The term cancer refers to ______ tumors
14. Cancers are classified according to the tissues or cells from which it ______

1. Leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States
4. Two significant ______ factors in cancer development are age and genetics
5. ______ spread refers to rapid tumor cell spread to local or distant lymph nodes via lymphatic drainage
6. Barriers to care can lead to poor ______
8. Carry out the bulk of cellular functions
9. Most common type of cancer in women
13. Cytotoxic T cells and ______ cells are primary defenders against tumor cells