Cancer Vocabulary Quiz

An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a

• carcinogen
• nicolyte
• pathogen
• retrovirus

The cancer cells are still in the place where they started and have not spread at all.

• stage 0

• stage 1

• stage 2 and 3

• stage 4

Metastasis is

• the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
• the growth of tumors in the lungs
• cancer of the blood cells
• cancer that is found in connective tissues

Cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues.

• leukemia
• carcinoma
• sarcoma
• lymphoma

What is is called when a tumor proves to be NON cancerous?

• malignant
• benign
• oncogene
• byogene

Doctor who specializes in treating cancer.

• Oncologist
• Epidemiologist
• Dermatologist
• Neurologist

What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

Which type of tumor is being described below:

Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

• Benign

• Malignant

Which term below means "new blood vessel growth?" 

• angiostasis 
• angiostatin 
• metastasize
• tumor