Cancer
Across
- 2. Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells
- 4. cancerous
- 5. an abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body
- 6. the removal of a small piece of tissue for examination
- 8. Removes some or all of the cancerous masses in the body
- 9. are cancers of the glands and body linings
- 10. Checking your own body for possible signs of cancer
- 12. noncancerous
- 13. a period of time when symptoms disappear
- 14. therapy Uses radioactive substances to kill cancer cells and shrink cancerous masses
- 15. are cancers of the immune system
Down
- 1. are cancers of the blood-forming organs
- 3. cancer-causing substance
- 4. the spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body
- 7. are cancers of connective tissue, such as bones, ligaments, and muscles
- 9. uses chemicals to destroy cancer cells
- 11. activates a person's immune system to recognize specific cancers and destroy them