Across
- 5. abnormal growth of tissues that results from the rapid division of cells
- 7. term for a surgical procedure to remove a tumor
- 8. small mucous membrane growth that has the potential to develop into cancer
- 9. degeneration of skeletal muscle and mass that can result from cancer and treatment
- 11. type of cancer that develops from rapid cell growth in the uterus
- 12. treatment administered through injection in spinal fluid
- 15. programmed cell death
- 17. formation of new blood vessels crucial for tumor growth
- 18. term that refers to the expansion of tumor and its descendants
- 19. sample of tissue taken and observed under a microscope for diagnosis
- 20. cancer cells can travel through the blood or this system to reach distant parts of the body
Down
- 1. cancer causing agent or substance
- 2. type of agent that damages DNA and begins mutation
- 3. therapy treatment given before surgery to reduce the size of a tumor
- 4. heart damage that occurs as a side effect of cancer treatments such as a chemotherapy
- 6. process of cells dividing rapidly and look abnormal under a microscope
- 10. stem cell transplant taken from own recipient's bone marrow
- 13. opening made in the skin of the abdomen that is connected to the bowel
- 14. type of radiotherapy inserted as a liquid source into the body
- 16. cancers that form in the connective tissues such as soft tissue or bone