| A | B |
|---|
| carcinogenic | causing cancer |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| hereditary | passed from parent to child |
| cytology | study of cells |
| histology | study of tissue |
| lipoma | tumor composed of fat |
| metastasis | spreading,beyond control |
| myoma | tumor composed of muscle |
| neoplasm | new growth |
| oncologist | physician specializing in cancer |
| oncology | study of cancer |
| pathologist | physician specializing in disease |
| pathology | the study of disease |
| benign | not cancerous/malignant |
| chemotherapy | treatment of cancer w/RX |
| diagnosis | identification of a disease |
| malignant | cancerous, or tending to become progressively worse |
| prognosis | prediction of a possible outcome of a disease |
| remission | lessening or absence of signs of disease |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| melanoma | black tumor |
| basal cell carcinoma | tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin |
| biopsy | removal of living tissue |
| mortality rate | percentage of deaths from particular cause |
| survival rate | percentage of survivors beyond # years of diagnosis |
| genes | DNA contained here |
| mutation | change in cell/genetic material |
| hyperplasia | overgrowth of tissue/cells |
| dysplasia | abnormal cells/tissue(precancerous) |
| In situ cancer | cancer tumor-- localized |
| Invasive cancer | tumor spreading beyond local area |
| international | worldwide |
| UV (ultraviolet) radiation | radiation from sunlight |
| Coal tar | carcinogen |
| creosate | carcinogen |
| arsenic compounds | carcinogen |
| radium | carcinogen |
| pre-disposition | tendency to develop |
