Cancer

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Across
  1. 4. Such as X-Rays, that can damage cells or cause cancer
  2. 5. Cancer cells are detectable in the surrounding lymph nodes and may be spreading through the lymphatic fluid
  3. 6. 80-90% of all cancers
  4. 9. A tumor whose cells do not spread to other parts of the body
  5. 11. Self-examinations should start after puberty has started
  6. 14. Cancer of lymph glands, bone marrow, and organs that form blood cells, and results from overproduction of immature white blood cells
  7. 15. Camera goes up through colon
  8. 16. Chemical that damages cell and causes cancer
  9. 18. Malignant form of skin cancer
  10. 19. Small and localized tumor confined to one location still in early stages of cancer
  11. 20. Cancer has spread to other areas of the body and established tumors in different organs. This end stage of cancer is also called secondary or metastatic cancer
Down
  1. 1. Can cause lung cancer, mouth cancer, throat cancer
  2. 2. Occurs primarily in men over the age of 65
  3. 3. Viruses that infect cells, change their growth properties, and cause cancer
  4. 7. Process by which cancer cells spread throughout the body
  5. 8. Originates from connective tissues such as bone, muscles, fat, and blood vessels
  6. 10. Can occur in both men and women, but primarily in women
  7. 12. A mass of abnormal cells
  8. 13. Removal of cells from a tumor for examination throughout the body
  9. 14. Similar to Leukemia and involves abnormal production of white blood cells by the spleen and lympth system
  10. 17. One half of a mole looks different from the other half