Cancer Types: Skin Cancer, Breast Cancer and Endometrial Cancer
Cancer represents a group of diseases that can be joined because of similar symptoms and signs. Cancer types distinguished by scientists are based on the tissues and organs affected by the disease (for example, skin cancer, endometrial cancer, breast cancer). In some cases it’s impossible to say what type of cancer it is, as they can be mixed. Here is the most commonly accepted classification of cancers based on the cells involved:
• Carcinoma. This is the most frequently found disease of all cancer types. It affects epithelial tissue (it lines glands, organs, certain body structures, etc.). Carcinomas are found in 80–90% of all the cases of cancer. They often affect secretion organs and glands, breast cancer being the most typical example.
• Leukemia is also known under the name “blood cancer.” This condition is characterized by the interrupted process of production of healthy blood cells needed to replace the ones that died. When affected, the patient’s body (or to be more exact, the bone marrow) can’t produce red, white blood cells and platelets in the amounts necessary for the normal functioning. The examples of this condition are chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
• Lymphoma can be classified into the following categories: Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The difference lies in the way cells look under the microscope. Both conditions are characterized by the affected nodes of the lymphatic system, which results in the interrupted process of white blood cells production. As these cells are responsible for the protection of the body from external threats, the person becomes more vulnerable to them.
• Myeloma originates in the bone marrow, in its plasma cells. Multiple myeloma is a condition when many bones are affected by tumors, while plasmacytoma is characterized by the accumulation of cancerous cells in one bone, where they form a tumor.
• Sarcoma is another kind of cancer affecting bones, muscles, tendons and cartilage. It often occurs in young adults (when a tumor grows right on the bone). When sarcoma affects a bone it’s called osteosarcoma; when the cartilage is affected, it’s chondrosarcoma.
If the types of cancer are to be classified according to the exact areas of origin, here are the most common ones:
• Breast Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Leukemia
• Colorectal Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
• Bone Cancer
• Lymphoma
• Melanoma
• Oral Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Brain Tumors
• Esophageal Cancer
• Endometrial Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Laryngeal Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Pediatric Cancers
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