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Cancer Learning Center

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Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.Cells are the building blocks of living things.

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Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer - the result of uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells.
Leukemia
A set of related cancers that form in the bone marrow and other blood-producing organs.Leukemia is named after the leukocytes, white blood cells which mutate before maturity and become cancerous.
Lymphomas
Lymphomas are a group of cancers in which cells of the lymphatic system become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably.
Lung Cancer
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells somewhere in the body. The lungs are the organs that nourish our blood with fresh oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide when we breathe.
Bone Tumor
A bone tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the bone that may be noncancerous( benign) or cancerous(malignant).The cause of bone tumors is unknown. They often arise in areas of rapid growth.
Head and Neck Cancer
The term head and neck cancers refers to a group of cancers found in the head and neck region. This includes tumors found in:.
Female Cancers
Gynecologic cancers are malignant tumors within the female reproductive organs.Gynecologic cancers account for approximately 13% of all cancers that affect women.
Digestive Tract Cancers
Gastrointestinal(GI) cancers include cancer of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus as well as cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and biliary system.
Connective Tissue Tumors
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of adult soft tissue sarcoma.
Brain Tumor
This article focuses on primary brain tumors in adults.Primary brain tumors include any tumor that starts in the brain.
Cancer of Urinary Tract
Cancer of the renal pelvis or ureter is cancer that forms in the pelvis or the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.Transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis or ureter.
Male Cancers
Detailed anatomical description of the prostate gland, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations
Endocrine Cancer
The group of tumors that are associated with the hormone-secreting(endocrine) glands of the body.The glands in the body that make and secrete hormones comprise the endocrine system.

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