Cancer terminology

2. tumor that represents at least two of the three germ layers
3. extent of your cancer including tumor size, location, metastasis - most hospitals use TNM model
7. protein that activates Cdk enzymes where an over expression of the protein can lead to increased metastasis
9. most frequently altered gene in human cancer
10. lower oxygen saturation than healthy tissues
11. third phase of mitosis that is being used for target therapies to specifically kill tumor cells with more than two centrosomes

1. gene stuck in the "on" position
4. division process that lies at the heart of cancer
5. programmed cell death
6. most common cancer associated with this organ includes exocrine tumors called adenocarcinomas
8. new abnormal tissue growth