General Overview
Cancers are diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts of the body.
Below are links to more information on specific types of cancers:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- Adrenal cancer
- Adrenal cortical carcinoma
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Astrocytoma
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer
- Brain cancer (Brain tumor)
- Breast cancer
- Cancer of the adrenal cortex
- Cervical cancer
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia
- Colorectal cancer (Colon cancer)
- Endometrial cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Gallbladder cancer
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Hodgkin's disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
- Inflammatory breast cancer
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- Kidney cancer
- Laryngeal cancer
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Melanoma
- Mesothelioma (pleura)
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (adult)
- Oropharyngeal cancer
- Osteosarcoma
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Living with prostate cancer
- Rectal cancer
- Skin cancer
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Throat cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Tongue cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal cancer
InDepth
Below are links to in-depth reports on specific types of cancers:
Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures
- Biopsy
- Breast biopsy
- Breast reconstruction
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Bone scan
- Bronchoscopy
- Cervical cryosurgery
- Chemotherapy
- Colonoscopy
- Colon polypectomy
- Colorectal resection
- Colposcopy
- Cystoscopy
- Endometrial biopsy
- Fecal occult blood test
- Fine needle biopsy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Human papillomvirus (HPV) testing
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterosalpingography
- Laryngectomy
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
- Lumpectomy
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Mediastinal tumor resection
- Melanoma removal
- Needle biopsy: thyroid
- Pap test
- Oophorectomy
- Prostatectomy
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
- Pulmonary lobectomy
- Radiation therapy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Skin biopsy
- Small bowel resection
- Thyroidectomy
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Living With Cancer
Testicular cancer. Just the thought of it causes fear and apprehension. But thanks to the wonders of modern medicine, even patients with later stages of the condition have cure rates of 60%-85%. And, when diagnosed early, cure rates for testicular cancer approach 100%.
Learn more about the different types of pains caused by tumors and treatment.
Undergoing treatment can bring with it a whole host of new questions, including, for many people, “Will I still be able to have children?”
Hearing the news that your child has cancer can trigger a range of emotions. But the most important thing is to focus on what you can do right now to help your child.
Now that childhood cancer survivors are living longer, researchers are learning more about the possible late side effects of childhood cancer treatments. Read here to find out more.
Coping with pain related to cancer and chemotherapy
Pain associated with cancer and chemotherapy can be relieved. Read here to find out how.
Cancer of the colon or rectum strikes hundreds of thousands of people yearly. However, when it's caught early, colorectal cancer is one of the most easily cured cancers.
Read here to find out answers to questions you may have after ending cancer treatment.
Palliative care can be thought of as comfort care. It is care given to a person living with a life-threatening disease, like cancer.
While your cancer care team will manage any oral health problems that may occur from treatment, there are also actions you can take.
Living With Cancer (Continued)
Women who are treated for gynecologic cancers—cervical, uterine, ovarian, endometrial, or vulvar—are often caught off-guard by the impact that surgery, pelvic radiation, and chemotherapy can have on their sex lives.
Men diagnosed with testicular cancer can expect to be cured, according to Marc Garnick, MD, an oncologist.
Someone you love will probably be diagnosed with breast cancer. Your support will be an important part of her treatment.
Preventing Cancer
Acrylamide, a potentially cancer-causing agent, is present in high levels in a number of common foods. Read here to find out more.
Learn about the benefits and risks of taking antioxidants.
Like many young and middle-aged women, you may assume you’re immune to cancer. But statistics tell otherwise.
Don't be afraid of colorectal cancer screening
Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the US and the third deadliest cancer worldwide. But when diagnosed at an early stage, before the cancer has invaded the colon wall or spread to distant sites, the chances of survival are much higher.
Could you benefit from prostate screening tests? Read more about your choices.
There is mounting evidence that diet is strongly linked to prostate cancer—the second most common cause of cancer-related death in American men.
Each year, many women develop breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in American women. How can we screen for it?
Practical prevention—testicular cancer strikes young
Most young men are not aware that they may be vulnerable to testicular cancer. Yet, this cancer usually strikes men who are 15-35 years old.
Special Topics
Fulvestrant is an option for breast cancer therapy. Learn more.
A current focus in much oncology research is to identify cancer treatments which maximize effectiveness and minimize complications. Learn about the effectiveness of high-dose chemotherapy.
Read here to find out how childhood cancers differ from adult cancer, as well as information on some of the most common childhood cancers.
A drug called Herceptin attacks a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer in a novel way. What promise does Herceptin hold for one of the most deadly forms of breast cancer?
Primarily associated with women, breast cancer also occurs in men, although rarely. Find out more about these conditions and the incidence in men.
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a person’s risk for developing cancer may be influenced by a combination of factors, including exposure to cancer-causing agents in the workplace.
In sperm banking, your sperm are frozen and stored so that should you decide to become a father at some point in the future, you will have that opportunity, even if the cancer treatment has affected your fertility. Learn more about this option.
True or False?
Some types of brain tumors have been increasingly diagnosed since the cell phone era began. Can talking on the phone really put you at risk for a brain tumor?
You may have heard about a possible link between hair dye and certain kinds of cancer. Studies on the association between hair dyes and cancer have generated mixed results.
"Chocolate is good for you” sounds like an obvious entry in the “too good to be true” hall of fame. But a significant body of evidence supports this statement. So chocolate lovers can indulge their cravings—to a point—without too much guilt.