Health Vocabulary

a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal?

most common type of Cancer?

insulin dependent; juvenile onset; mose take insulin shots to live; born with it; more common in younger age

non-insulin dependent; adult-onset; mostly caused by obesity; high sugar intake; more preventable

group of diseases attacking many types of areas; cell growth uncontrollable

cancer that arises from with the immune system

dangerous cancerous growth; able to spread to new locations

Carcinomas

non-cancerous; not able to spread; can break lose and metabitize-start new growth

cancer that arises in blood cells-making tissue

adnormal mass of cells

cancer of the connecive tissue, bones, ligaments, and muscles

sample of tissure is removed