Across
- 3. a chemical that can inhibit neuronal impulses slowing down reactions, and can cause liver cirrhosis and cancers in the long term
- 5. a type of radiation that has enough energy to cause ionisation in the materials it passes through, which in turn can make them
- 6. a mechanism that explains how one factor influences another
- 10. a type of tumour that invades neighbouring tissues and spread to different parts of the body in the blood where they form secondary tumours. They are also known as cancers
- 11. an apparent link or relationship between two factors
- 12. a mass of abnormally growing cells that forms when the cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control growth and when control of the cell cycle is lost
- 13. the type of artery that can be blocked by fatty deposits leading to angina or a heart attack
Down
- 1. active and may result in mutation and cancer
- 2. a disease not caused by a pathogen but linked to risk factors
- 4. growths of abnormal cells that are contained in one area, usually within a membrane, and do not invade other tissues
- 6. an abbreviation of coronary heart disease
- 7. agents that cause cancer or significantly increase the risk of developing cancer
- 8. caused by a diet with a very high energy content exceeding the metabolic demand, this is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes
- 9. the common name for a malignant tumour, formed as a result of changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division