Skin Cancer

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Across
  1. 3. Formed in the outside layer of the skin.
  2. 4. Skin cancer that starts in your skin’s middle layer.
  3. 6. Anticancer medications can be applied directly on the skin or pills.
  4. 9. Blurry or irregularly shaped edges.
  5. 11. Dermatologists use blue or red fluorescent light.
  6. 15. Irregular shape.
  7. 17. Dermatologist removes the tumor and some surrounding healthy skin.
  8. 18. Mole with more than one color.
  9. 19. Produces melanin that gives a brown pigment.
  10. 20. Cancer that starts in cells that line lymph and blood vessels.
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  1. 1. Oncologists give medications to train your immune system to kill cancer cells.
  2. 2. Oncologists use radiation to kill cancer cells.
  3. 5. Skin cancer that starts in your skin’s oil-producing glands.
  4. 7. Larger than a pencil eraser.
  5. 8. Dermatologists use an instrument with a sharp looped edge to remove cancer cells.
  6. 10. Skin cancer is caused by an overproduction of cells in your epidermis.
  7. 12. Dermatologist removes only diseased tissue.
  8. 13. Enlarging, changing in shape, color or size.
  9. 14. Skin cancer that can be life-threatening affects your skin’s outer layer.
  10. 16. Dermatologists use liquid nitrogen to freeze skin cancer.