Across
- 2. Technical term for a chemical that causes cancer (10)
- 4. A type of protein that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction (6)
- 6. Part of the body associated with the removal of carbon dioxide from the body (4)
- 7. A change in the genetic material (that may be passed from one generation to the next) (8)
- 8. You are recommended to have 5 portions of vegetables or this a day (5)
- 10. The sun emits UV radiation in the form of ___s (3)
- 13. The name of the group molecules that genes code for (7)
- 15. Some forms of cancer may be treated in this manner, using ionising radiation (12)
- 17. Cancer arises when cells ______ uncontrollably (4)
- 20. When doctors take a sample of cells they think may be cancerous and look at them under a microscope (6)
- 21. This organ begins the digestion of protein. The bacterium Helicobacter may be found here (7)
- 23. A serious form of skin cancer associated with exposure to UV light (8)
Down
- 1. A particular section of a chromosome; each cell contains around 30,000 of them (4)
- 3. A form of drug treatment used in the control of cancers (12)
- 5. Like fruit, these are rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants (10)
- 7. The spreading of a disease (like cancer) to another part of the body (10)
- 9. Changes to this (for example, cutting out smoking, reducing alcohol intake, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables), will help you reduce the risk of developing various forms of cancer (9)
- 11. The genetic material (abbreviation only) inside your cells (3)
- 12. This type of cell division produces cells that are genetically identical with one another and the original cell (7)
- 14. The control centre of the cell (7)
- 16. A stage of mitosis. It follows prophase. (9)
- 18. This virus (initials only!) has been associated with cervical cancer (3)
- 19. A lump of cancerous cells (6)
- 22. These contain many cancer causing substances. If smoked, they can seriously harm your health (10)