American Association for Cancer Research Foundation

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Cancer Types

 

Cancer isn't a single disease.  The term cancer encompasses more than 200 diseases all characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells.  Ignoring the body's signal to stop, malignant cells multiply to form tumors in organs and tissues or, in the case of blood cancers, crowd out normal cells in the blood stream and bone marrow.

Learn more about various types of cancer:​​​​​​

​​Common Adult Cancers:
 Bladder Cancer
Breast Cancer
Colon and Rectal Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Leukemia
Lung Cancer
Melanoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Source: National Cancer Institute

 

 

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)144312/8/2015 7:30:42 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse340/CancerTypes/Pages/Acute-Lymphoblastic-Leukemia.aspx
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) - Childhood144512/8/2015 7:32:25 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse344/CancerTypes/Pages/Childhood-Acute-Lymphoblastic-Leukemia.aspx
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Other Myeloid Malignancies - Childhood144712/8/2015 7:36:20 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse350/CancerTypes/Pages/Childhood-Acute-Myeloid-Leukemia-and-Other-Myeloid-Malignancies.aspx
AIDS-Related Lymphoma144912/1/2015 6:34:11 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse355/CancerTypes/Pages/AIDS-Related-Lymphoma.aspx
Anal Cancer145012/1/2015 6:34:18 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse356/CancerTypes/Pages/Anal-Cancer.aspx
Astrocytomas - Childhood145112/1/2015 6:16:58 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse357/CancerTypes/Pages/Childhood-Astrocytomas.aspx
Bladder Cancer145212/1/2015 6:34:23 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse360/CancerTypes/Pages/Bladder-Cancer.aspx
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors - Childhood145312/1/2015 6:34:30 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse361/CancerTypes/Pages/Childhood-Brain-and-Spinal-Cord-Tumors.aspx
Brain Stem Glioma - Childhood145412/1/2015 6:34:36 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse363/CancerTypes/Pages/Childhood-Brain-Stem-Glioma.aspx
Brain Tumors145512/1/2015 6:34:42 PMhttps://www.aacrfoundation.org/Lists/Cancer Translation Listing/AllItems.aspxFalse365/CancerTypes/Pages/Brain-Tumors.aspx

​​Common Childhood Cancers:
Bone Cancer
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Gonadal (Testicular and Ovarian) Germ Cell Tumors
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Neuroblastoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Wilms Tumor

Source: National Cancer Institute​

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