Cancer Treatment

4. internal radiation therapy that can be delivered through catheters
6. works by binding to the tubulin protein, inhibiting the formation of microtubules that are needed for cell division
10. one of the two tumor markers found in early stage of breast cancer. (2 words)
12. man-made versions of very specific immune system proteins which cannot penetrate the cell membrane and work against targets that are found on the cell surface (2 words)
14. one of the side affects of chemotherapy which is due to a decrease in red blood cells
17. applied to HPV -infected genital areas turns them white (2 words)
19. group of rare disorders that are triggered by an abnormal immune system response to a cancerous tumor known as a "neoplasm (2 WORDS)
20. particles kill the cancerous cells because of their low penetration power, they cannot damage the healthy cells surrounding the cancerous part.
21. used to treat certain types of melanoma

1. in 1965 it cured advanced Hodgkin lymphoma
2. inflammation of the lungs (2 words)
3. describe changes in the DNA sequence of genes that cause cells to become cancer cells and grow and spread in the body (2 words)
5. Infection that can cause liver cancer
7. type of radiation used for thyroid cancer
8. nerve damage to the arm that can be caused by radiation to the breast (2 words)
9. particles get used as tracers for medical imaging.
11. determined by the characteristics of the tumor(2 words)
13. concerned about where the tumor is in the body and how big it is. (2 words)
15. process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body
16. related to changes in nutrition and metabolic activity of cells and tissues
18. proteins or other substances that are made at higher amounts by cancer cells than normal cells. (2 words)