Chapter 19 - Cancer/Oncology

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Across
  1. 1. having the ability to enter and destroy surrounding tissue
  2. 6. new growth
  3. 8. drugs that increase the sensitivity of tumors to x-rays
  4. 12. chemotherapeutic chemicals that block the function of a protein necessary for mitosis
  5. 15. change in the genetic material of a cell
  6. 17. giving radiation in small, repeated doses
  7. 18. loss of differentiation of cells
  8. 20. combining form for short distance
  9. 21. noncancerous growth or tumor
  10. 22. medical suffix for formation
  11. 27. combining form for cold
  12. 29. tumor having the characteristics of continuous growth, invasiveness and metastisis
  13. 32. cancerous tumor made up of cells of epithelial origin
  14. 36. treatment of tumors using doses of radiation
  15. 37. spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site
  16. 39. medical suffix for meaning to stop
  17. 43. treatment with drugs
  18. 45. detailed plan for treatment of an illness
  19. 46. having no stem
  20. 47. chemotherapeutic drugs found in bacteria and fungi
  21. 49. cancer treatment using immune cells and antibodies to kill tumor cells
  22. 50. relieving but not curing symptoms
Down
  1. 2. wide resection involving removal of the tumor, its organ of origin and all surrounding tissue in the body space
  2. 3. destruction of tissue by electric sparks generated by a high-frequency current
  3. 4. combining form for formation
  4. 5. exposure to any form of radiant energy
  5. 7. condition of being unwell or deficient in normal function
  6. 9. chemotherapeutic agents that block the synthesis of DNA components and prevent cells from dividing
  7. 10. energy carried by a stream of particles
  8. 11. combining form for burn, heat
  9. 13. destruction of tissue by burning
  10. 14. medical suffix for immature tumor
  11. 16. method of treatment
  12. 19. extending beyond normal tissue boundaries into adjacent tissue
  13. 23. radiotherapy that uses insertion of sealed containers into body cavities or radioactive seeds directly into the tumor
  14. 24. having the appearance of a thin, watery fluid
  15. 25. specialization of cells
  16. 26. cancerous tumor derived from connective or flesh tissue
  17. 28. medical suffix for mass, tumor
  18. 30. combining form for death
  19. 31. replication of cells
  20. 33. loss of differentiation of cells
  21. 34. programmed cell death
  22. 35. agent that causes cancer
  23. 38. infectious agent that reproduces by entering a host cell and using the host's genetic material to make copies of itself
  24. 40. combining form for tumor
  25. 41. partial or complete disappearance of symptoms of disease
  26. 42. use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue
  27. 44. recurrence of tumor after treatment
  28. 48. containing dead tissue