| A | B |
|---|
| myoma | tumor in muscle |
| neoplasia | uncontrolled growth of cells |
| malignant | this means cancer |
| lymphoma | cancer of lymphoid tissue |
| leukemia | cancer of blood cells and bone |
| lipoma | benign fatty tumor |
| port-wine stain | hemangioma |
| adenoma | glandular tumor |
| anorexia | sudden, unexplained weight loss |
| ascites | fluid in the abdomen |
| meningioma | tumor in the lining of the brain |
| melanoma | malignant neoplasm derived from pigment producing cells |
| biopsy | The removal of a tissue sample for study |
| colonoscopy | screen for colon cancer |
| malignant | cancerous |
| carcinogen | cancer causing agent |
| benign | non-cancerous, whew! |
| PSA | Blood level of this antigen is measured to screen for prostate cancer |
| HPV | The virus that may be a cause for cervical cancer |
| sarcoma | Highly malignant connective tissue tumors that originate from muscle, bone, or blood vessels |
| aptoptosis | Normal cell death |
| nevus | A common mole |
| carcinoma | cancer affecting glands, usually slow growing |
| pancreatic cancer | silent killer |
| ovarian cancer | female silent killer |
| stage 0 - I | cancer is in situ |
| stage IV | cancer has metastasized |
| oncogene | turns a cancer cell on |
| oncology | the study of cancer |
| multipple myeloma | cancer of the bone marrow |
| cachexia | pain and sudden unexplained weight loss |
| stage III | cancer has invaded lymph nodes |
| mammography | x-ray to detect breast cancer |
| osteosarcoma | aggressive bone cancer |
| adenocarcinoma | cancer of the mammary glands |
| colonoscopy | a test for diagnosing cancer of the large intestine |
| human papilloma virus | warts |
