Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture : Health Sciences 1001A/B B –Health science textbook terms.docx
14 Apr 2012
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Chapter 8 - cancer tumour a mass of tissue that seves no physiological purpose; also called neoplasm. Benign tumor a mass of tissue that is not cancerous. Malignant tumor a mass of tissue that is cancerous and capable of spreading. Biopsy the removal and examination of a small piece of body tissue; a needle biopsy uses a needle to remove a small sample, but some biopsies require surgery. Metastasis the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another. Staging a method of classifying the progress or extent of a cancer in a person. Carcinoma cancer that originates in epithelial tissue (skin, glands and lining of internal organs). Epithelia tissue that covers a surface of lines a tube or cavity of the body, enclosing and protecting other parts of the body. Sarcoma cancer arising from bone, cartilage or striated muscle. Lymphoma a tumor originating from lymphatic tissue. Leukemia cancer of the blood or the blood-forming cells.
