Across
- 2. A word that means a non-cancerous growth that doesn’t spread to other parts of the body.
- 3. A disease characterized by uncontrollable cell division and they ability of these abnormal cells to invade other tissues.
- 6. A change in DNA sequence that can lead to altered gene function.
- 8. A substance, organism, or agent that can cause cancer.
- 9. The medical field that focuses on cancer.
Down
- 1. The spread of cancer cells from their original site to other parts of the body.
- 4. Treatment using drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells.
- 5. Programmed cell death; a normal process that eliminates damaged or unnecessary cells.
- 6. A word for a cancerous growth capable of invading nearby tissues and spreading to other parts of the body.
- 7. A mass of abnormal tissue resulting from excessive cell division.