Oncology Terminology

4. – Type of therapy that uses the patient’s own immune system to help fight cancer.
6. – Treatment using drugs to kill rapidly dividing cancer cells.
8. – Lowest point of a patient’s blood counts after chemotherapy.
9. – Abnormally low level of neutrophils, increasing infection risk for oncology patients.
10. – Leakage of a vesicant chemotherapy drug out of the vein into surrounding tissue.
12. – Not cancerous; does not invade nearby tissue or spread.
13. – Care focused on symptom relief and quality of life rather than cure.
14. – Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer.

1. – Spread of cancer cells from the primary site to distant parts of the body.
2. – Branch of medicine dealing with blood and blood‑forming organs, often paired with oncology.
3. – Removal of a small sample of tissue or cells for examination under a microscope.
5. – Cancerous; can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body.
6. – Disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and may spread.
7. – High‑energy beams used to destroy or shrink tumors.
11. – Abnormal mass of tissue that forms when cells grow and divide more than they should.