How many different types of cancer are there?!


Question: How many different types of cancer are there?
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There are more than 200 different types of cancer. You can develop cancer in any body organ. There are over 60 different organs in the body where a cancer can develop.



White Redd,
The answer from “Scott” was approximately correct. However, from one point of view, there are as many types of cancer as there are different people, because everyone's genes are different and so no two cancers are exactly alike. From the other point of view, there are as many different types of cancer as there are different types of human cell - just over 200. Cancers can be broadly grouped into different types, depending on which tissues they come from. Carcinomas, the most common types of cancer, arise from the cells that cover external and internal body surfaces. Lung, breast, and colon are the most frequent cancers of this type. Sarcomas are cancers arising from cells found in the supporting tissues of the body such as bone, cartilage, fat, connective tissue and muscle. Lymphomas are cancers that arise in the lymph nodes and tissues of the body's immune system. Leukaemias are cancers of the immature blood cells that grow in the bone marrow and tend to accumulate in large numbers in the bloodstream. These terms often have prefixes that describe exactly what type of cell the cancer originated from. For example HAEMANGIOendothelioma is a blood vessel tumour that is considered a low-grade cancer (meaning it grows slowly and is slow to spread). It is a Sarcoma. HEPATICOcellular carcinoma is cancer of the liver. Other types of liver cancer include CHOLANGIOcarcinoma, which starts in the cells that line the bile duct, ANGIOsarcoma (or HAEMANGIOsarcoma), which starts in the blood vessels of the liver, and HEPATOblastoma which is very rare and usually affects young children.


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Hope this helps
matador 89



check this list

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types…




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