Cancer
Across
- 5. A cancerous tumor that originates in the kidneys
- 7. A cancer that starts in cells called lymphocytes
- 10. The spread of cancer from where it first develops to other parts of the body
- 13. A doctor who specializes in using radiation to kill cancer cells
- 14. A doctor who treats patients who have cancer
- 16. Found on both sides of the body; cancer found in paired organs
- 17. Large, unusual cells that are a sign of Hodgkin disease
- 21. An x-ray of the breast
- 25. A substance or agent that causes cancer
- 26. A malignant tumor of the eye that usually appears in the first 3 years of life
- 29. A cancer in which the lymph cells multiply uncontrollably, comes in two types Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkins
- 30. Found on one side of the body
Down
- 1. The use of drugs to attack cancer and reduce the rate at which cancer cells reproduce
- 2. Cancer of the part of the immune system
- 3. Refers to when cancer cells don't respond to medicine or treatment
- 4. removal of a small piece of tissue for diagnostic purposes
- 6. A procedure that involves replacing unhealthy bone marrow with healthy bone marrow cells from a donor
- 8. A type of liver cancer
- 9. A tumor that grows in the body's connective tissue, like muscle, cartilage, or bone
- 11. The reappearance of cancer after it has been treated
- 12. Type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells
- 15. When cancer symptoms disappear or are significantly reduced
- 18. A cancer of the blood-forming tissues in the bone marrow
- 19. The use of drugs that stimulate the body's own immune system to attack cancer cells
- 20. A procedure in which cells are removed from the cervix and examined for signs of cancer
- 22. An uncommon but extremely serious form of skin cancer
- 23. A mass of cells that grow more rapidly than normal cells but more slowly than most cancer cells and do not spread to other areas of the body
- 24. A kind of tumor that develops in breast cells
- 27. Abnormal body cells grouped together in a mass or lump
- 28. A mass of cancer cells