Cancer types

Bladder cancer includes transitional cell bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.

Leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma are some types of blood cancers.

Pituitary adenomas, meningocele and spinal cord tumors are types of brain cancers.

Breast cancer includes ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma.

Cervical cancer includes squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma

Also known as colon or rectal cancer, colorectal cancer includes rectum cancer.

Cancers dealing with the hormone system of the body fall under endocrine and thyroid cancers.

Head and neck cancers include oral cancers such as cancers of the lips, larynx and salivary glands.

Kidney cancers include renal cell carcinoma, Wilms tumor and urothelial cancer of the kidney pelvis and ureter.

The second most common kind of liver cancer is bile duct. The most common kind is hepatocellular carcinoma. This also includes fibrolamellar, hepatoblastoma, angiosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma.

Lung cancer includes adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and large cell carcinoma.

Lymphoma includes Hodgkin’s disease and cancer of the white blood cells.

The least common type of skin cancer is melanoma.

Types of non-melanoma skin cancer include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

Pancreatic cancer includes adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Prostate cancer is a cancer of the male reproductive system.

Sarcomas include bone sarcoma (osteosarcoma) and soft tissue sarcoma.

The least common type of skin cancer is melanoma.

Non-melanoma types include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

Cancers of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract fall under stomach and esophageal cancers.

Testicular cancer is one type of cancer of the male reproductive system.

Thyroid cancer has four main types: papillary (most common) as well as follicular, anaplastic and medullary.

Uterine cancer is also known as endometrial cancer.