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Cancer Types
Whether you or someone you love has cancer, knowing what to expect can help you cope. Here you'll find in-depth information on specific cancer types – including risk factors, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Find Your Cancer Type
If you don't see your type listed, it might be covered under a different name. Use the search icon in the menu at the top of the page, browse by system below, or contact us for help on live chat or by calling 1-800-227-2345. You can also find more information in Rare Cancers, Cancer Subtypes, and Pre-Cancers.
Most Common Cancers
Cancer Types by System
Urinary System
Bone and Soft Tissue
Brain and Nervous System
Blood and Lymph System
- Leukemia
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) in Adults
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Adults
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
- Leukemia in Children
- Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children
- Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Thymus Cancer
- Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Cancer in Younger People
Cancer in Children
The types of cancers that develop in children are often different from the types that develop in adults. Unlike many cancers in adults, childhood cancers are not strongly linked to lifestyle or environmental risk factors.
Cancer in Adolescents
Cancers in adolescents are often thought of as those that start between the ages of 15 and 19. Cancer is not common in teens, but a variety of cancer types can occur in this age group, and treating these cancers can be challenging for a number of reasons.
Cancer in Young Adults
There is no strict definition of what separates “childhood cancers” from cancers in young adults, or when exactly a person is no longer a young adult. But for statistics purposes, cancers in young adults are often thought of as those that start between the ages of 20 and 39.
