CANCER

Cancer

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.
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Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer - the result of uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells.
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Leukemia
A set of related cancers that form in the bone marrow and other blood-producing organs. Leukemia is named after the...
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Lymphomas
Lymphomas are a group of cancers in which cells of the lymphatic system become abnormal and start to grow...
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Lung Cancer
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells somewhere in the body. The lungs are the organs that nourish our...
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Bone Tumor
A bone tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the bone that may be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant.
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Head and Neck Cancer
The term head and neck cancers refers to a group of cancers found in the head and neck region.
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Female Cancers
Gynecologic cancers are malignant tumors within the female reproductive organs.
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Digestive Tract Cancers
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers include cancer of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus as well...
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Connective Tissue Tumors
Adult soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the soft tissue of part of the...
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Brain Tumor
A primary brain tumor is a group (mass) of abnormal cells that start in the brain. This article focuses on primary brain...
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Cancer of Urinary Tract
Cancer of the renal pelvis or ureter is cancer that forms in the pelvis or the tube that carries urine from the kidney...
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Male Cancers
The following is an overview of the male reproductive anatomy:
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Endocrine Cancer
The group of tumors that are associated with the hormone-secreting (endocrine) glands of the body.
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AIDS-Related Lymphoma
Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors
Ewing Family of Tumors
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