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AIDS-Related

     AIDS-Related Cancers
     Kaposi Sarcoma

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Bone

     Ewing Family of Tumors
     Osteosarcoma

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Brain

     Adult Brain Tumor
     Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors, Childhood (Other)
     Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood
     Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood
     Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors, Childhood
          (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)
     Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood
     Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma, Childhood
     Craniopharyngioma, Childhood
     Ependymoma, Childhood
     Medulloblastoma, Childhood
          (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)
     Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma, Childhood
          (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)
     Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Childhood

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Breast

     Breast Cancer
     Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
     Male Breast Cancer

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Digestive/Gastrointestinal

     Anal Cancer
     Appendix Cancer
     Bile Duct Cancer, Extrahepatic
     Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal
     Colon Cancer
     Esophageal Cancer
     Gallbladder Cancer
     Liver Cancer, Adult Primary
     Liver Cancer, Childhood
     Pancreatic Cancer
     Rectal Cancer
     Small Intestine Cancer
     Stomach (Gastric) Cancer

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Endocrine

     Adrenocortical Carcinoma
     Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal
     Islet Cell Tumors (Endocrine Pancreas)
     Parathyroid Cancer
     Pheochromocytoma
     Pituitary Tumor
     Thyroid Cancer

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Eye

     Melanoma, Intraocular
     Retinoblastoma

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Genitourinary

     Bladder Cancer
     Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
     Penile Cancer
     Prostate Cancer
     Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer, Transitional Cell
     Testicular Cancer
     Urethral Cancer
     Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors

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Germ Cell

     Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood
     Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
     Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
     Testicular Cancer

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Gynecologic

     Cervical Cancer
     Endometrial Cancer
     Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
     Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
     Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
     Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor
     Uterine Sarcoma
     Vaginal Cancer
     Vulvar Cancer

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Head and Neck

     Hypopharyngeal Cancer
     Laryngeal Cancer
     Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
     Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
     Mouth Cancer
     Nasopharyngeal Cancer
     Oral Cavity Cancer, Lip and
     Oropharyngeal Cancer
     Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
     Parathyroid Cancer
     Pharyngeal Cancer
     Salivary Gland Cancer
     Throat Cancer
     Thyroid Cancer

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Hematologic/Blood

     Leukemia
          Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult
          Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood
          Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult
          Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood
          Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
          Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
          Hairy Cell Leukemia

     Lymphoma
          AIDS-Related Lymphoma
          Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
          Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult
          Hodgkin Lymphoma, Childhood
          Hodgkin Lymphoma During Pregnancy
          Mycosis Fungoides
          Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult
          Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Childhood
          Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma During Pregnancy
          Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
          Sézary Syndrome
          T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous
          Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

     Other
          Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
          Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasm
          Myelodysplastic Syndromes
          Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases

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Leukemia

     Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult
     Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood
     Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult
     Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood
     Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
     Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
     Hairy Cell Leukemia

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Lung

     Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
     Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Lymphoma

     AIDS-Related Lymphoma
     Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
     Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult
     Hodgkin Lymphoma, Childhood
     Mycosis Fungoides
     Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult
     Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Childhood
     Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
     Sézary Syndrome
     T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous
     Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

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Musculoskeletal

     Ewing Family of Tumors
     Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
     Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood
     Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Adult
     Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Childhood
     Uterine Sarcoma

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Neurologic

     Brain Tumor, Adult
     Brain Tumor, Childhood
          Brain Stem Glioma
          Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
          Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors
               (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)
          Cerebellar Astrocytoma
          Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma
          Craniopharyngioma
          Ependymoma
          Medulloblastoma
               (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)
          Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma
               (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)
          Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma
          Other Brain Tumors
     Neuroblastoma
     Pituitary Tumor
     Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

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Respiratory/Thoracic

     Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
     Lung Cancer, Small Cell
     Malignant Mesothelioma
     Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

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Skin

     Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
     Kaposi Sarcoma
     Melanoma
     Merkel Cell Carcinoma
     Skin Cancer

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Unknown Primary

     Unknown Primary

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