Cancer Crossword

3. – A cancer-causing agent
5. – High-energy rays used to kill cancer cells.
7. – An iron-dependent form of cell death being explored for targeting resistant cancers.
8. – Treatment that boosts the immune system to fight cancer
9. – Permanent cell-cycle arrest, acting as a tumor suppressor or promoting microenvironment changes.
10. – A decrease or disappearance of cancer signs/symptoms.
12. – Cytosolic protein complexes linking chronic inflammation to cancer progression.
16. – Programmed cell death, often defective in cancer.
17. – Engineered viruses that selectively infect and kill cancer cells.
18. – Formation of new blood vessels to supply tumors.
19. – Extracellular vesicles secreted by tumors that facilitate metastasis and immune evasion.
20. – Abnormal cell growth with loss of tissue architecture, a precancerous state.

1. – A non-cancerous tumor that does not spread.
2. – A cancerous tumor capable of invading nearby tissues and metastasizing.
4. – Chemical modifications affecting gene expression in cancer.
6. – Inherited mutations increasing breast/ovarian cancer risk.
11. – The spread of cancer to distant organs.
13. – a gene which in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumor cell.
14. – the treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances, especially the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs.
15. – Removal of tissue to examine for cancer.