Cancer

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Across
  1. 3. the study of cells relating to the disease
  2. 5. orderly process that progresses from a state of immaturity to a state of maturity
  3. 6. where the disease is categorised as to how far it has spread
  4. 9. the removal of cancerous tissue from the body through an operation.
  5. 10. involves a mutation in the cell’s genetic structure
  6. 14. a cancer of the lymphatic system
  7. 18. sudden onset of symptoms or disease
  8. 21. the transformed cells are stimulated to divide
  9. 23. A cancer that develops in the tissues
  10. 26. the red and white cells and platelets produced in the bone marrow that make up blood
  11. 27. it is when the disease reoccurs after a period in remission
  12. 28. multistep process beginning with the rapid growth of the primary tumor
  13. 29. the study of cancer
  14. 31. a type of protein made by certain white blood cells in response to a foreign substance
  15. 32. cancer that has returned after a period during which the cancer could not be detected
  16. 36. important regulators of normal cell processes which promotes growth
  17. 37. procedure that creates pictures of internal body parts, tissues, or organs to make a diagnosis, plan treatment, find out whether treatment is working, or observe a disease over time
  18. 38. used to evaluate abnormal cells based on the degree to which the cells resemble the tissue of origin
  19. 39. cancer that starts in skin or tissues that line the inside or cover the outside of internal organs
  20. 40. the basic units that make up the human body
  21. 43. way of describing cancer, such as where it is located, whether or where it has spread
  22. 44. Cancer that starts in the tissue of the breast
  23. 45. transformation of one differentiated cell to another differentiated type of cell
  24. 46. a mass formed when normal cells begin to change and grow uncontrollably
  25. 48. A cancer of the blood
  26. 49. development of own blood supply
Down
  1. 1. is where tumour cells become resistant to chemotherapy
  2. 2. refers to a disease or condition that persists, often slowly, over a long time.
  3. 4. treatment that removes, blocks, or adds hormones to destroy or slow the growth of cancer cells
  4. 7. describes the original cancer Prognosis Chance of recovery
  5. 8. the soft, spongy tissue found in the center of large bones where blood cells are formed
  6. 11. removal of a small section of the tumour, the sample will be analysed by a histopathologist in order to establish a precise diagnosis
  7. 12. loss of hair
  8. 13. refers to abnormal development of cells within tissues or organ
  9. 15. reversion of cells to a more primitive form
  10. 16. describes the disease that results when cellular changes cause the uncontrolled growth and division of cells
  11. 17. it is where the patient is staged again after a period of treatment to access the response to therapy
  12. 19. growth of blood vessels to a solid tumor
  13. 20. a tumor restricted to a single site
  14. 22. where the tumor grows uncontrollably and may spread
  15. 24. where the symptoms of cancer are no longer present
  16. 25. is where normal cells go through physical changes in order to form the different specialised tissues of the body
  17. 30. Not spreading, usually a more mild disease
  18. 33. Malfunction of genes that control differentiation and proliferation
  19. 34. Third stage where tumor cells compete with one another to survive
  20. 35. doctor who treats cancer and provides medical care for a person diagnosed with cancer
  21. 41. can be subclassified as either benign or malignant
  22. 42. doctor who specializes in interpreting laboratory tests and evaluating cells, tissues, and organs to diagnose disease
  23. 47. abenign or malignant tumor made up of glandular tissue