What is cancer?
Cancer is a type of disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. (1)
What are types of cancer?
adenocarcinoma cancer
What are types of cancer, by histological type) (by the type of tissue in which the cancer originates)?
carcinoma (3)
sarcoma (3)
myeloma (3)
luekemia (2, 3)
lymphoma (3)
mixed types (3)
What are types of cancer, by primary site (the location in the body where the cancer first developed)?
Where is cancer located?
Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body. (1)
Resources
1. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer
2. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer
3. https://training.seer.cancer.gov/disease/categories/classification.html
