Cancer

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Across
  1. 2. A rapidly growing mass of cells created when cells continue to divide uncontrollably.
  2. 6. A specific medical treatment for cancer that works by destroying rapidly dividing cells in the body.
  3. 7. Environmental factors that are known to cause damage to DNA and induce cancer, such as cigarette smoke or X-rays.
  4. 8. The process of checking for tumors even if there are no symptoms, which increases the chances of catching it early enough to successfully treat it.
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  1. 1. A process where suspected cancer cells are removed surgically so a diagnosis can be confirmed under a microscope.
  2. 3. These are cancerous cells that leave the original site to start a secondary tumour somewhere else in the body.
  3. 4. This type of tumour is cancerous and interferes with the normal function of surrounding tissue or cells.
  4. 5. This type of tumour is not cancerous and only affects surrounding tissue by crowding them