Wednesday, November 11, 2009

types of cancer

This is a list of cancer types and regions which they affect. its not exhaustive and i would really appreciate comments and additions.
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A

* Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
* Acute myeloid leukemia
* Adrenocortical carcinoma
* AIDS-related cancers
* AIDS-related lymphoma
* Anal cancer
* Appendix cancer
* Astrocytoma, childhood cerebellar or cerebral

B

* Basal cell carcinoma
* Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic
* Bladder cancer
* Bone cancer, Osteosarcoma/Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
* Brainstem glioma
* Brain tumor
* Brain tumor, cerebellar astrocytoma
* Brain tumor, cerebral astrocytoma/malignant glioma
* Brain tumor, ependymoma
* Brain tumor, medulloblastoma
* Brain tumor, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors
* Brain tumor, visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma
* Breast cancer
* Bronchial adenomas/carcinoids
* Burkitt lymphoma

C

* Carcinoid tumor, childhood
* Carcinoid tumor, gastrointestinal
* Carcinoma of unknown primary
* Central nervous system lymphoma, primary
* Cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood
* Cerebral astrocytoma/Malignant glioma, childhood
* Cervical cancer
* Childhood cancers
* Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
* Chronic myelogenous leukemia
* Chronic myeloproliferative disorders
* Colon Cancer
* Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

D

* Desmoplastic small round cell tumor

E

* Endometrial cancer
* Ependymoma
* Esophageal cancer
* Ewing's sarcoma in the Ewing family of tumors
* Extracranial germ cell tumor, Childhood
* Extragonadal Germ cell tumor
* Extrahepatic bile duct cancer
* Eye Cancer, Intraocular melanoma
* Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma

G

* Gallbladder cancer
* Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
* Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Childhood
* Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
* Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
* Germ Cell Tumor, Extracranial, Childhood
* Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal
* Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian
* Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
* Glioma, Adult
* Glioma, Childhood Brain Stem
* Glioma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma
* Glioma, Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic
* Gastric Carcinoid

H

* Hairy cell leukemia
* Head and neck cancer
* Heart cancer
* Hepatocellular (liver) cancer
* Hodgkin lymphoma
* Hypopharyngeal cancer
* Hypothalamic and visual pathway glioma, childhood

I

* Intraocular Melanoma
* Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas)
K

* Kaposi sarcoma
* Kidney cancer (renal cell cancer)

L

* Laryngeal Cancer
* Leukemias
* Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia)
* Leukemia, acute myeloid (also called acute myelogenous leukemia)
* Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic (also called chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
* Leukemia, chronic myelogenous (also called chronic myeloid leukemia)
* Leukemia, hairy cell
* Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
* Liver Cancer (Primary)
* Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
* Lung Cancer, Small Cell
* Lymphomas
* Lymphoma, AIDS-related
* Lymphoma, Burkitt
* Lymphoma, cutaneous T-Cell
* Lymphoma, Hodgkin
* Lymphomas, Non-Hodgkin (an old classification of all lymphomas except Hodgkin's)
* Lymphoma, Primary Central Nervous System

M

* Macroglobulinemia, Waldenström
* Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone/Osteosarcoma
* Medulloblastoma, Childhood
* Melanoma
* Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
* Merkel Cell Carcinoma
* Mesothelioma, Adult Malignant
* Mesothelioma, Childhood
* Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
* Mouth Cancer
* Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome, Childhood
* Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasm
* Mycosis Fungoides
* Myelodysplastic Syndromes
* Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
* Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic
* Myeloid Leukemia, Adult Acute
* Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood Acute
* Myeloma, Multiple (Cancer of the Bone-Marrow)
* Myeloproliferative Disorders, Chronic

N

* Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer
* Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
* Neuroblastoma
* Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
* Non-small cell lung cancer

O

* Oral Cancer
* Oropharyngeal cancer
* Osteosarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone
* Ovarian cancer
* Ovarian epithelial cancer (Surface epithelial-stromal tumor)
* Ovarian germ cell tumor
* Ovarian low malignant potential tumor

P

* Pancreatic cancer
* Pancreatic cancer, islet cell
* Paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer
* Parathyroid cancer
* Penile cancer
* Pharyngeal cancer
* Pheochromocytoma
* Pineal astrocytoma
* Pineal germinoma
* Pineoblastoma and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, childhood
* Pituitary adenoma
* Plasma cell neoplasia/Multiple myeloma
* Pleuropulmonary blastoma
* Primary central nervous system lymphoma
* Prostate cancer

R

* Rectal cancer
* Renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer)
* Renal pelvis and ureter, transitional cell cancer
* Retinoblastoma
* Rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood

S

* Salivary gland cancer
* Sarcoma, Ewing family of tumors
* Sarcoma, Kaposi
* Sarcoma, soft tissue
* Sarcoma, uterine
* Sézary syndrome
* Skin cancer (nonmelanoma)
* Skin cancer (melanoma)
* Skin carcinoma, Merkel cell
* Small cell lung cancer
* Small intestine cancer
* Soft tissue sarcoma
* Squamous cell carcinoma – see Skin cancer (nonmelanoma)
* Squamous neck cancer with occult primary, metastatic
* Stomach cancer
* Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor, childhood

T

* T-Cell lymphoma, cutaneous – see Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary syndrome
* Testicular cancer
* Throat cancer
* Thymoma, childhood
* Thymoma and Thymic carcinoma
* Thyroid cancer
* Thyroid cancer, childhood
* Transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter
* Trophoblastic tumor, gestational
U

* Unknown primary site, carcinoma of, adult
* Unknown primary site, cancer of, childhood
* Ureter and renal pelvis, transitional cell cancer
* Urethral cancer
* Uterine cancer, endometrial
* Uterine sarcoma

V

* Vaginal cancer
* Visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma, childhood
* Vulvar cancer

W

* Waldenström macroglobulinemia
* Wilms tumor (kidney cancer), childhood


As the list is a long one,i'd to give this short guide.
***all cancer with leukamia has to do with white blood cells
***anemia refers to white blood cells
***oral means pertaining to the mouth
***visual refers to sight(eyes)
***nasal means nose
***sarcoma means malignant tumour derived from the connective tissues
***lymphoma has to do with blood cells

intro.

Living with a terminal disease like cancer or having a relation who is living with one is one of life most challenging moment.such individual need the best care both medical and psychological that is available to them.
Cancer like AIDS is one of the most dangerous health conditions which affects humans,but that doesn't mean it can't be managed.Cancer may affect people at all ages, even fetuses, but the risk for most varieties increases with age.Cancer causes about 13% of all human deaths. According to the American Cancer Society, 7.6 million people died from cancer in the world during 2007.It differs in type ranging from the common breast cancer to mesotheliomia which happens to be a tumour of the pleura(covering of the lungs),pericardium(covering of the heart),though the occurrence of mesotheliomia is often due to exposure to asbestos dust.there is currently no curative measure for this disease although good results have been obtained from surgery,radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.
I would be constantly updating this blog on the different type of cancers and their management.