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