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This is a list of cancer types.

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Head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers that start in the lip, oral cavity (mouth), nasal cavity (inside the nose), paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. 90% of head ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

Oropharyngeal cancer is a disease in which malignant cells form in the tissue of oropharynx. Oropharynx is a middle part of the throat which includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

Vulvar cancer, a malignant invasive growth in the vulva, accounts for about 5% of all gynecological cancers and typically affects women in later life. According to the American Cancer Society, in ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. In the United States, between 7,500 and 8,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, refers to cancer arising from the inner layer (the "epithelium") of the stomach. Cancers arising from the stromal elements (such as gastro-intestinal ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

Skin cancers (skin malignant neoplasms) are named after the type of skin cell from which they arise. Basal cell cancer originates from the lowest layer of the epidermis, and is the most common but ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues forming the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors, is ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Cancer treatment

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