Alex Guallpa-Skin cancer crossword Puzzle 1/12/24

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  1. 7. is the most invasive skin cancer with the highest risk of death. While it’s a serious skin cancer, it's highly curable if caught early.
  2. 9. oncologists use radiation (strong beams of energy) to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing and dividing.
  3. 10. disease that involves the growth of abnormal cells in your skin tissues. Normally, as skin cells grow old and die, new cells form to replace them. When this process doesn’t work as it should — like after exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun — cells grow more quickly. These cells may be noncancerous (benign), which don’t spread or cause harm.
  4. 12. a machine that people lie in while being exposed to bright light in order to darken their skin.
  5. 14. Your dermatologist removes the tumor and some surrounding healthy skin to be sure all the cancer is gone.
  6. 16. "Your dermatologist uses liquid nitrogen to freeze skin cancer. The dead cells slough off after treatment."
  7. 17. the skin's reaction to too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.
  8. 19. a common cancer treatment. It uses drugs to destroy cancer cells and prevent tumor growth. It may be paired with other cancer treatments such as radiation therapy or surgery.
  9. 20. Healthcare providers would recommended If you have a rash, skin infection or suspicious mole, During this procedure, your provider removes a small sample of skin.
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  1. 1. medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases of the skin, hair, nails and mucus membrane. Some dermatologists are also surgeons.
  2. 2. a healthcare provider who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer.
  3. 3. Enlarging, changing in shape, color or size. (This is the most important sign.)
  4. 4. uses a combination of light energy and photosensitizing medications to treat certain types of cancer and other health conditions such as psoriasis, acne and infections.
  5. 5. is a precise, outpatient procedure to remove high-risk skin cancer while preserving healthy tissue. The process of microscopic examination and layer-by-layer excision allows for complete tumor removal and high cure rates.
  6. 6. occurs when cancer cells break off from the original tumor, enter your bloodstream or lymph system and spread to other areas of your body.
  7. 8. is a type of skin cancer caused by an overproduction of squamous cells in your epidermis, the top layer of your skin.
  8. 11. a type of skin cancer that causes a lump, bump or lesion to form on the outside layer of your skin (epidermis).
  9. 13. “Your oncologist gives you medications to train your immune system to kill cancer cells.”
  10. 15. any area of your skin that’s abnormal from the skin around it, often the result of an injury or damage to your skin, but some have the potential to be cancerous.
  11. 18. light from the sun.