Cancer

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