What is Cancer?

Cancer

1. The disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
2. A malignant growth or tumor resulting from such a division of cells.

Treatment

• Surgery
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
  

Did you know?

• 1 in 2 men will get a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime
• 1 in 3 women will get a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime
• 100% of us will be touched in some way by a cancer diagnosis
• There are now 12 million cancer survivors in the United States
• By 2015 1 in 1 will be diagnosed with cancer

Types of Cancer and information

Breast Cancer 
Breast Cancer Home Page

Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors 
Brain Tumor Home Page

Cervical Cancer 
Cervical Cancer Home Page

Colorectal Cancer 
Colon and Rectal Cancer Home Page

Germ Cell Tumors (including Testicular Cancer) 
Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor (Childhood) Home Page Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor Home Page 
Testicular Cancer Home Page


National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC): Ovarian.org 
National Ovarian Cancer Alliance Cancerhttp://www.ovariancancer.org/

Leukemia 
Leukemia Home Page

Liver Cancer
Liver Cancer Home Page

Lymphoma 
Hodgkin Lymphoma Home Page 
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Home Page

Melanoma 
Melanoma Home Page

Sarcoma 
Bone Cancer Home Page 
Ewing Family of Tumors Home Page 
Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Home Page 
Soft Tissue Sarcoma Home Page 
Synovial Sarcoma: Questions and Answers 
Uterine Sarcoma Home Page

Testicular Cancer 
Testicular Cancer Home Page

Thyroid Cancer 
Thyroid Cancer Home Page

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Source: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/aya/types  Cancer Basics What You Need To Know About™ Cancer All Cancer Types A to Z List of Cancers