Tumor Terminology

3. type of cancer that can be caused by excessive exposure to sunlight, exposure to irritating chemicals, or irradiation
4. stage of carcinogenesis where proliferation occurs
7. growth that is generally easily cured
8. system most widely used to grade and stage tumors
9. most common primary bone tumor that is highly malignant
11. malignant neoplasm of mesenchymal origin
13. most common carcinoma
14. most common bone tumor usually on metiphyses of long bones
15. two genes that are tumor suppressors associated with breast cancer
16. stage of carcinogenesis where development of cancerous phenotype occurs
18. acronym to remember the effects of cancer on the body
19. process by which cancer tumor forms new blood vessels in order to grow
21. cartilage-forming tumor that is slow growing
22. stage of carcinogenesis where DNA damage (mutation) occurs
24. type of sarcoma that develops in long bones of children
25. system where cancer cells generally spread
26. neoplasm that is cancer

1. steps include: initiation, promotion, and progression
2. cartilage forming tumor typically on small bones of hands and feet
5. "master brake" for cell cycle
6. type of gene that contributes to cancer only when not present
10. process by which cancer cells escape their tissue of origin and initiate new cells in distant sites
12. type of sarcoma that arises from reticulocyte and is multifocal, metastasizing, and malignant; occurs in people with primary immunodeficiency
17. suffix that indicates benign tumor
18. acronym to remember the warning signs of cancer in children
20. malignant tumor that is of epithelial origin
23. "new growth"