Cancer Types
Select a type of cancer to learn about treatment, causes and prevention, screening, and the latest research.
What Is Cancer?
Cancer is a collection of related diseases in which some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues.
Treatments for Cancer
Different cancers can require different treatments, like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy.
Common Types of Cancer
Lung, prostate, and breast cancer are a few of the most common cancers in the United States.
A
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Adolescents, Cancer in
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- 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 (Head and Neck Cancer)
- 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
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
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
H
- Hairy Cell Leukemia
- Head and Neck Cancer
- 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)
- 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 With NUT Gene Changes
- 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)
- Neuroblastoma
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
O
- Oral Cancer, Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer and Oropharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- 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 (Childhood Laryngeal)
- 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)
- Sarcoma
- Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
- Childhood Vascular Tumors (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
- Ewing Sarcoma (Bone Cancer)
- Kaposi Sarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
- Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer)
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- 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)
- Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
- Thyroid Cancer
- 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