| A | B |
|---|
| malignancy | cancerous tumor |
| mortality | number of people that die from a disease |
| morbidity | number of people who become sick from a disease |
| neoplasm, tumor | other names for cancer |
| benign | non-cancerous tumor |
| metastasize | cancer cells that generate tumors at distant sites |
| carcinogenesis | development of cancer |
| mutation | abnormal cells |
| oncogene | a gene that can turn a normal cell into a cancerous cell |
| endogenous factors | genetic makeup produced within an organ, tissue or cell |
| environmental factors | geographic, industrial chemicals, radiation, tobacco |
| mesothelioma | cancer of the membrane that covers and protects internal organs |
| leukemia | cancer of the white blood cells |
| stridor | wheezing |
| dysphagia | difficulty speaking |
| staging | evaluation of the extent of a disease |
| biopsy | a tissue sample used for assesment |
| lung cancer | most common malignant disease worldwide |
| breast cancer | detected through mammography or sbe |
| colorectal cancer | cancer of the colon and rectum |
| brain cancer, nervous system | primitive cells found on the brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord |
| neuroblastoma | cancer of the sympathetic nervous system |
| non-hodgkins lymphoma | cancer of lymph nodes and bone marrow |
| hodgkins lymphoma | cancer of lymphoid tissue |
| osteosarcoma | bone cancer |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
| hepatomegaly | enlarged liver |
| indolent | slow growing lymphoma |
| melanocytes | pigment-producing cells |
| A | asymmetry, half of mole does not match other half |
| B | border irregularity |
| C | color, pignmentation is not uniform |
| D | diameter of > 6mm or 2/3 of an inch |
| cancer screening | early testing of an individual with risk factors for cancer |
