A to Z List of Cancers

Cancer Types

Use the alphabetical links to find and retrieve information about a particular type of cancer. (Also available in Spanish at Z list.)

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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