Cancer Types

Use the alphabet links to find and retrieve information about a particular type of cancer. (The A to Z list is also available in Spanish.)

A

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
• Adolescents, Cancer in
• Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Adult
  • Childhood Adrenocortical Carcinoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• AIDS-Related Cancers
  • Kaposi Sarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
  • AIDS-Related Lymphoma (Lymphoma)
  • Primary CNS Lymphoma (Lymphoma)
• Anal Cancer
• Appendix Cancer - see Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors
• Astrocytomas, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
• Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood, Central Nervous System (Brain Cancer)

B

• Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin - see Skin Cancer
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
  • Childhood Bladder Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Bone Cancer (includes Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma)
• Brain Tumors
• Breast Cancer
  • Childhood Breast Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Bronchial Tumors, Childhood - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Burkitt Lymphoma - see Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

C

• Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
• Childhood Carcinoid Tumors - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
  • Childhood Carcinoma of Unknown Primary - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Cardiac (Heart) Tumors, Childhood - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Central Nervous System
  • Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
  • Embryonal Tumors, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
  • Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
  • Primary CNS Lymphoma
• Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Cervical Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Childhood Cancers
• Cancers of Childhood, Unusual
• Cholangiocarcinoma - see Bile Duct Cancer
• Chordoma, Childhood - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
• Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
• Colorectal Cancer
  • Childhood Colorectal Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Craniopharyngioma, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
• Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma - see Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome)

D

• Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) - see Breast Cancer

E

• Embryonal Tumors, Central Nervous System, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
• Endometrial Cancer (Uterine Cancer)
• Ependymoma, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
• Esophageal Cancer
  • Childhood Esophageal Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Esthesioneuroblastoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Ewing Sarcoma (Bone Cancer)
• Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood
• Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
• Eye Cancer
  • Childhood Intraocular Melanoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Intraocular Melanoma
  • Retinoblastoma

F

• Fallopian Tube Cancer
• Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Malignant, and Osteosarcoma

G

• Gallbladder Cancer
• Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
  • Childhood Gastric (Stomach) Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
• Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
  • Childhood Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Germ Cell Tumors
  • Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors (Brain Cancer)
  • Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  • Testicular Cancer
• Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

H

• Hairy Cell Leukemia
• Head and Neck Cancer
  • Childhood Head and Neck Cancers - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Heart Tumors, Childhood - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer
• Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell
• Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Hypopharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)

I

• Intraocular Melanoma
  • Childhood Intraocular Melanoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Islet Cell Tumors, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

K

• Kaposi Sarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
• Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer

L

• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• Laryngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Childhood Laryngeal Cancer and Papillomatosis - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Leukemia
• Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
• Liver Cancer
• Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell and Small Cell)
  • Childhood Lung Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Lymphoma

M

• Male Breast Cancer
• Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone and Osteosarcoma
• Melanoma
  • Childhood Melanoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
  • Childhood Intraocular Melanoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Merkel Cell Carcinoma (Skin Cancer)
• Mesothelioma, Malignant
  • Childhood Mesothelioma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Metastatic Cancer
• Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary (Head and Neck Cancer)
• Midline Tract Carcinoma Involving NUT Gene - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Mouth Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasms
• Mycosis Fungoides (Lymphoma)
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
• Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic (CML)
• Myeloid Leukemia, Acute (AML)
• Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Chronic

N

• Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
• Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Childhood Nasopharyngeal Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Neuroblastoma
• Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

O

• Oral Cancer, Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer and Oropharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Childhood Oral Cavity Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
• Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
• Ovarian Cancer
  • Childhood Ovarian Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood

  P

  • Pancreatic Cancer
    • Childhood Pancreatic Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors)
  • Papillomatosis - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Paraganglioma
    • Childhood Paraganglioma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Penile Cancer
  • Pharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Pheochromocytoma
    • Childhood Pheochromocytoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma
  • Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
  • Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
  • Primary Peritoneal Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer

  R

  • Rectal Cancer
  • Recurrent Cancer
  • Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)

  S

  • Salivary Gland Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
    • Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Sarcoma
    • Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
    • Childhood Vascular Tumors (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
    • Ewing Sarcoma (Bone Cancer)
    • Kaposi Sarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
    • Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer)
    • Uterine Sarcoma
  • Sézary Syndrome (Lymphoma)
  • Skin Cancer
    • Childhood Skin Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin - see Skin Cancer
  • Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary, Metastatic (Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
    • Childhood Stomach (Gastric) Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood

  T

  • T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous - see Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides and Sèzary Syndrome)
  • Testicular Cancer
    • Childhood Testicular Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Throat Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
    • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
    • Oropharyngeal Cancer
    • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
  • Thyroid Cancer
    • Childhood Thyroid Tumors - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter (Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer)

  U

  • Unknown Primary, Carcinoma of
    • Childhood Cancer of Unknown Primary - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Ureter and Renal Pelvis, Transitional Cell Cancer (Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
  • Urethral Cancer
  • Uterine Cancer, Endometrial
  • Uterine Sarcoma

  V

  • Vaginal Cancer
    • Childhood Vaginal Cancer - see Unusual Cancers of Childhood
  • Vascular Tumors (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
  • Vulvar Cancer

  W

  • Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors

  Y

  • Young Adults, Cancer in