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- 3. Medications that slow down or prevent bone damage.
- 8. Type of cancer that originates in the plasma cells of the bone marrow.
- 9. Common symptom associated with bone metastasis.
- 13. Type of care focused on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life.
- 17. Common primary cancer site in women that can spread to bones.
- 18. Medical specialty focusing on cancer treatment.
- 19. Procedure to extract tissue for cancer diagnosis.
- 20. Gland in men that can be a primary site for cancer metastasis.
- 21. Type of cell involved in multiple myeloma.
- 22. The process of bone tissue breakdown.
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- 1. Treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells.
- 2. Area of abnormal tissue often detected in bone scans.
- 3. SCAN: Imaging technique used to detect bone metastasis.
- 4. Pertaining to bones and the skeletal system.
- 5. Type of cell that forms new bone tissue.
- 6. Treatment to block or remove hormones that fuel certain cancers.
- 7. Treatment using high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
- 10. Type of cell that breaks down bone tissue.
- 11. Original site of cancer before it spreads.
- 12. Type of fractures that can occur due to weakened bones from cancer.
- 14. Disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
- 15. Spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
- 16. Protein that is an essential part of bone structure.