Across
- 2. The functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring.
- 4. a benign or noncancerous tumor made up of glandular tissue
- 7. The branch of medicine that deals with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
- 9. the fundamental living unit of animals and plants
- 11. A substance or group of substances meant to cause the immune system to respond to a tumor or to microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses.
- 12. a heritable change in the sequence of the DNA
- 13. substance that causes the immune system to make specific immune responces
- 14. treatment with anti-cancer drugs
- 15. cells inside tumors that have the ability to self-renew while creating different types of cells.
- 20. An abnormal mass of tissue that results from excessive cell division.
- 21. Cancer of the bone marrow, especially the antibody producing cells in the bone marrow.
- 22. resistance ability of a tumor cell to survive in presence of toxic drugs.
- 23. cancer of white blood cells
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- 1. capable of producing effect that fights cancer
- 3. - A variety of cells that fight invading germs, infection and allergy causing agents. Also called leukocytes.
- 5. a normal series of events in a cell that leads to its death.(called cell suicide)
- 6. cancer of non- neutral brain cells
- 8. Term for diseases where abnormal cells divide without control
- 10. A type of cancer that arises in epithelial cells such as those in the skin or lining of organs.
- 15. substance that increases risk of developing cancer.
- 16. A benign tumor of cartilage.
- 17. To spread from one part of the body to another.
- 18. the study of the origin or cause of a disease
- 19. Cancer of lymphocytes or the lymphoid system