Cancer by Disease
An authoritative and comprehensive overview of select types of
cancers and hematological malignancies.
Cancer by Disease
Cancer by Disease An overview of cancer by disease. Most of the information in this section is available in two formats: one written for patients, another written for healthcare professionals. The patient version uses common language, while the version for medical professionals may contains specific medical language and treatment details.
A
Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC)
Anal cancer
B
Bladder Cancer
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors, Childhood
Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood
Brain Tumors, Adult
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Male
Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
C
Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood
Cervical Cancer
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Colon and Rectal Cancer
D
No Entries
E
Endometrial Cancer
Ependymoma, Childhood
Esophageal Cancer
Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors
Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors, Childhood
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
F
No Entries
G
Gallbladder Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors
Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors
H
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
I
Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas)
Islet Cell Tumors (Endocrine Pancreas)
J
No Entries
K
No Entries
L
Laryngeal Cancer
Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer
Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid
Leukemia, Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic
Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous
Levels of Evidence for Adult Cancer Treatment Studies
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
Liver Cancer, Adult Primary
Liver Cancer, Childhood
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer, Small Cell
Lymphoma, Adult Hodgkin's
Lymphoma, Adult Non-Hodgkin's
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
Lymphoma, Childhood Hodgkin
Lymphoma, Childhood Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma, Primary CNS
M
Melanoma
Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
Medulloblastoma, Childhood
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Mesothelioma
Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms
Mycosis Fungoides and the Szary Syndrome
Myelodysplastic and Myeloproliferative Diseases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies, Childhood Acute
N
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NSP)
Neuroblastoma
O
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors
P
Pancreatic Cancer
Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
Parathyroid Cancer
Penile Cancer
Pituitary Tumors
Prostate Cancer
Q
No Entries
R
Rectal and Colon Cancer
Renal Cell Cancer
Retinoblastoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood
S
Salivary Gland Cancer
Sarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue
Sarcoma, Childhood Soft Tissue
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Skin Cancer
Small Intestine Cancer
Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma, Childhood
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Testicular Cancer
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Thyroid Cancer
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Triple-negative Breast Cancer
U
Unknown Primary, Carcinoma
Unusual Cancers of Childhood
Urethral Cancer
Uterine Sarcoma
V
Vaginal Cancer
Vulvar Cancer
W
Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors
X
No Entries
Y
No Entries
Z
No Entries
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Information of this page has been reproduced with permission from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).This page was last updated: May 23, 2021
Last page update: May 29, 2025. Copyright © 2026 American Association for Medical Education and Information (AAMEI).

