Across
- 3. pertaining to a malignant neoplasm
- 4. any abnormal swelling
- 5. spontaneously emitting alpha, beta, or gamma rays
- 6. in cancer pthology, a classification of the rate of growth of cancer cells
- 8. use of a light-sensitive drug with a laser beam to destroy cells
- 9. the science dealing with cancer
- 10. cancer arising in bone-forming cells
- 12. cancer-producing agent
- 13. a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor
- 15. given in smaller amounts and more frequently
- 19. destructive to cells
- 20. a specialist in pathology
- 21. programmed normal cell death
- 22. cancer arising from cartilage cells
- 26. to penetrate and invade a tissue or cell
- 27. process of determination of the extent of the distribution of neoplasm
- 28. extremely toxic or pathogenic
- 29. a malignant tumor originating in connective tissue
- 30. to increase in number through reproduction
Down
- 1. a new growth, either a benign or malignant tumor
- 2. treatment using radiation
- 7. treatment using chemical agents
- 11. cancer derived from skeletal muscle
- 14. tumor that invades surrounding tissues and metastasizes to distant organs
- 16. a normal gene involved in normal cell growth
- 17. program of treatment
- 18. a cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells
- 23. radioactive agent used in diagnostic imaging
- 24. spread of disease from one part of the body to another
- 25. denoting the nonmalignant character of a neoplasm or illness