Cancer Vocabular-2

1. The doctor administered ______ to kill the cancer cells. chemotherapy
a) Chemotherapy (Chemotherapie)
b) Radiation therapy (Strahlentherapie)

2. ______ is used to target and destroy tumor cells. Radiation therapy
a) Immunotherapy (Immuntherapie)
b) Radiation therapy (Strahlentherapie)

3. Surgery is often the first step to remove a ______ completely. tumor
a) Cell (Zelle)
b) Tumor (Tumor)

4. ______ helps boost the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Immunotherapy
a) Chemotherapy (Chemotherapie)
b) Immunotherapy (Immuntherapie)

5. Targeted therapy focuses on specific ______ that contribute to cancer growth. genes
a) Genes (Gene)
b) Symptoms (Symptome)

6. A ______ is performed to determine if a tumor is cancerous. biopsy
a) Scan (Scan)
b) Biopsy (Biopsie)

7. ______ is the branch of medicine that deals with cancer treatment. Oncology
a) Cardiology (Kardiologie)
b) Oncology (Onkologie)

8. ______ are cancers that arise from epithelial cells. Carcinomas
a) Sarcomas (Sarkome)
b) Carcinomas (Karzinome)

9. ______ is a type of cancer that originates in the lymphatic system. Lymphoma
a) Leukemia (Leukämie)
b) Lymphoma (Lymphom)

10. Patients undergoing ______ may experience side effects like hair loss. chemotherapy
a) Immunotherapy (Immuntherapie)
b) Chemotherapy (Chemotherapie)

11. After treatment, the patient was pleased to hear she was in ______. remission
a) Remission (Remission)
b) Recovery (Erholung)

12. ______ occurs when cancer cells spread to other parts of the body. Metastasis
a) Recurrence (Rückfall)
b) Metastasis (Metastasen)

13. ______ drugs are designed to kill cancer cells. Cytotoxic
a) Antiviral (Antiviral)
b) Cytotoxic (Zytotoxisch)

14. ______ antibodies can specifically target cancer cells. Monoclonal
a) Polyclonal (Polykloal)
b) Monoclonal (Monoklonal)

15. Many patients participate in ______ to access new treatments. clinical trials
a) Observational studies (Beobachtungsstudien)
b) Clinical trials (Klinische Studien)

16. ______ therapy is used for hormone-sensitive cancers. Hormone
a) Hormone (Hormon)
b) Gene (Gen)

17. ______ medicine tailors treatment plans based on genetic profiles. Personalized
a) Personalized (Personalisierte)
b) Generic (Generisch)

18. ______ markers help track cancer treatment progress. Tumor
a) Tumor (Tumor)
b) Blood (Blut)

19. ______ describes the extent of cancer spread. Staging
a) Grading (Grading)
b) Staging (Staging)

20. ______ care focuses on providing relief and support. Palliative
a) Curative (Kurativ)
b) Palliative (Palliativ)