Non-Communicable Disease Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: biopsy : removal of a small piece of tissue for examination, benign : non-cancerous tumor, arrhythmia : irregular heartbeat, malignant : cancerous tumor, cancer : the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells, remission : period of time when cancer symptoms disappear, asthma : chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs that causes air passages to become blocked, making breathing difficult, carcinogen : cancer causing substance, stroke : occurs when arterial blockage interrupts the flow of blood in the brain, radiation therapy : a treatment for cancer that uses x-rays or other forms of radiation to kill cancer cells, arthritis : a group of more than 100 different diseases that cause pain and loss of movement in the joints, insulin : a protein made in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood, degenerative : diseases that cause further breakdown in body cells, tissues, & organs as they progress, allergies : specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance, tumor : a group of abnormal cells that forms a mass, hypertension : high blood pressure, heart attack : blood supply to the heart slows or stops and the heart muscle is damaged, diabetes : chronic disease that affects the way the body cells convert food into energy