Level 3 Basic Terminology of Oncology

2. treatment by radiation to destroy tumours
5. when treatment has controlled the cancer but may not have cured it
6. type of cancer that starts in the bone marrow
10. a mass formed when cells grow and change uncontrollably - may be malignant or benign
12. area of tissue surrounding a tumour, often removed along with tumour
14. use of anticancer drugs (cytotoxic drugs) to destroy cancer cells
15. study of tumours
16. removal of tissue to determine if cancerous (tissue sent to histology)
19. therapy which focusses on certain genes and proteins inside cancer cells
21. ------ markers - proteins found in the blood which can diagnose cancer or if treatment is working
23. spread of cancer to another part of the body
24. therapy to help the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells
27. abnormal cells without regular nucleus (malignant)
29. hair loss which can be caused by chemotherapy
30. cancer of the white blood cells
31. tumour of the lymph nodes/tissue
32. harmless – will not spread

1. therapy treatment to change the amount or actions of hormones in the body to slow down growth of cancer cells
3. treatment to relieve symptoms but will not cure
4. --------- cancer - when the primary cancer has spread to another part of the body
7. swelling caused by lymph fluid build up in the body
8. new growth or tumour
9. cancerous, abnormal malignant cells growing in the body
11. Scan Positron Emission Tomography Scan - produces 3D image to determine if cancer has spread
13. ------- cancer that starts in one area of the body
17. the study of cells to determine if diseased
18. a substance which can cause cancer such as radiation
20. advanced cancer likely to result in death
22. type of skin cancer
23. harmful tumour – likely to spread
25. tumour of a gland
26. cancer arising in bone, cartilage, muscle or fat
28. ----------- therapy - cancer treatment where chemotherapy drugs are administered before surgery