Study the 20 vocabulary terms below. Then continue to the activities.
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Cancerous
- Carcinogenic
- Carcinoma
- Chemotherapy
- Cytogenic
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Myeloma
- Neoplasm
- Nephroma
- Neuroma
- Oncogenic
- Polyp
- Pulmonary neoplasm
- Radiotherapy
- Retinoblastoma
- Sarcoma
- Thymoma
Noun (thing)
a type of skin cancer often appearing as a transparent bump on the skin
Nowadays most people are aware that sunbathing is a leading cause of basal cell carcinoma.
Adjective
malignant in nature as opposed to benign
The doctors suspected that the tumor may be cancerous and ordered a biopsy.
Adjective
causing cancer
Smoke from tobacco is known to be carcinogenic.
Noun (thing)
a cancer arising in the lining of internal organs
Fortunately, the carcinoma was found to be benign.
Noun (thing)
treatment of disease using a mixture of drugs
After an operation to remove a cancer, chemotherapy is the first course of treatment.
Adjective
producing cells
The prostate gland is a cytogenic gland as it secretes living cells.
Noun (thing)
cancer of the white blood cells
Leukemia is a cancer caused by an overproduction of damaged white blood cells.
Noun (thing)
cancer of the lymph nodes
There is a risk of the lymphoma spreading to the kidney and lungs.
Noun (thing)
a serious cancerous growth on the skin, similar in appearance to a mole
Although the most dangerous form of skin cancer, melanoma can still be treated.
Noun (thing)
a blood cancer arising from damaged plasma cells
The specialist discussed methods of slowing the myeloma.
Noun (thing)
an abnormal new growth
A neoplasm can be either benign or malignant so should be investigated.
Noun (thing)
an abnormal growth in the kidney
Surgery is often the treatment of choice for nephroma because it leads to the best outcomes.
Noun (thing)
an abnormal growth made of nerve tissue
The MRI confirmed the presence of a neuroma in the ball of her foot.
Adjective
causing the development of tumors
Viruses which are suspected of causing cancers are referred to as oncogenic.
Noun (thing)
a growth which protrudes from the tissue
If a polyp is small and asymptomatic, it may disappear on its own.
Noun (thing)
a tumor in the lungs
A biopsy was taken to confirm the malignancy of the pulmonary neoplasm.
Noun (thing)
the treatment of disease using radiation
In most cases radiotherapy is used as the second stage of treatment.
Noun (thing)
cancer of the retina
Children are at risk for retinoblastoma until the age of 6.
Noun (thing)
cancer of connective tissue cells
Stage IV sarcoma is rarely curable as it has already spread throughout the body.
Noun (thing)
a tumor in the thymus tissue
Having been diagnosed, a thymoma can be removed surgically.