Main Types of Cancer

1. Carcinomas
Cancers of epithelial cells
• skin
• glands
• organs lining

➛ Skin cancer
  Basal cell carcinoma
  Squamous cell carcinoma
  Melanoma

➛ Lung cancer
  Non-small cell lung cancer
  Small cell lung cancer

➛ Liver cancer
  Hepatocellular carcinoma
  Bile duct cancer

➛ Head and Neck cancers
  Oral cavity
  Throat
  Nasal passages

➛ Colorectal cancer
  Colon and Rectum

➛ Stomach cancer
  Gastric

➛ Kidney cancer
  Renal cell carcinoma

➛ Breast cancer
➛ Bladder cancer
➛ Esophageal cancer
➛ Prostate cancer
➛ Pancreatic cancer
➛ Cervical cancer
➛ Ovarian cancer
➛ Endometrial | uterine | cancer
➛ Thyroid cancer

2. Sarcomas
Cancers of connective tissue
• bone
• muscle
• fat
• cartilage
• blood vessels

➛ Osteosarcoma | bone
➛ Ewing’s sarcoma
➛ Chondrosarcoma | cartilage
➛ Liposarcoma | fat
➛ Leiomyosarcoma | smooth muscle
➛ Rhabdomyosarcoma | skeletal muscle
➛ Angiosarcoma | blood vessels

3. Leukemias
Cancers of blood-forming tissues
• bone marrow
• blood

➛ Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
➛ Acute myeloid leukemia
➛ Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
➛ Chronic myeloid leukemia

4. Lymphomas
Cancers of the lymphatic system

➛ Hodgkin lymphoma
➛ Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

5. Myelomas
Plasma cell cancers

➛ Multiple myeloma

6. Central Nervous System Cancers

➛ Brain tumors
  Glioblastoma
  Astrocytoma
  Oligodendroglioma
  Meningioma
➛ Spinal cord tumors

7. Other Rare or Specialized Cancers

➛ Mesothelioma
  lining of lungs/abdomen

➛ Neuroendocrine tumors
  carcinoid tumors

➛ Germ cell tumors
  testicular, ovarian

➛ Wilms’ tumor
  kidney cancer in children

➛ Retinoblastoma
  eye cancer in children

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