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Adrenal Cortical Cancer

Adrenal cortical cancer (also known as adrenal cortex carcinoma) affects the adrenal gland, which produces adrenaline, noradrenaline, and steroid hormones. It i…
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Anal Cancer

Anal cancer is cancer of the anus, which is connected to the end of the large intestine. Types include squamous cell carcinoma, clonogenic carcinomas, adenocarc…
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Bile Duct (Cholangiocarcinoma) Cancer

Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) forms in the small tubes that carry bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. Bile duct cancers are grou…
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Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is cancer of the bladder. In the majority of cases, the cancer forms in the inner lining of the bladder, but it can occasionally develop on the e…
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Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

Brain and spinal cord tumors are cancers of the central nervous system. There are many types, but the most common are gliomas and meningiomas. Other types inclu…
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Breast Cancer

There are several types of breast cancer, but most are invasive ductal carcinomas. These originate in the milk ducts before spreading to other parts of the brea…
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Breast Cancer in Men

Although men are less likely to develop breast cancer than women, they do have breast tissue and can therefore develop breast cancer. Types include ductal carci…
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Bone Cancer

Bone cancer is a rare cancer that is distinguished as cancer that begins in bone cells, as opposed to bone marrow (leukemia), or metastatic cancer that has spre…
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Caregivers

This is a place for discussion topics that relate to care partners and those supporting loved ones with cancer.
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Cancer of Unknown Primary

Cancers of unknown primary refer to cancer with an unclear origin and are grouped according to the type of cancer cell. Squamous cell cancers, found in the skin…
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Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that connects to the vagina. There are two types of cervical cancer: cervical squamous …
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

This is a place for discussion topics that relate to people living with CLL.
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Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer occurs in either the colon or rectum portions of the large intestine and is sometimes referred to as colon cancer or rectal cancer. Symptoms o…
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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

This is a place for discussion topics that relate to people living with DLBCL.
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Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer is cancer of the uterus. The majority of endometrial cancers form in the endometrium, or lining, of the uterus. Over 47,000 new cases of endo…
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Esophageal Cancer

Esophageal cancer occurs in the tissues of the esophagus, the long tube that connects the throat to the stomach. This cancer usually begins in cells that line t…
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Eye Cancer

Eye cancer is cancer of the tissues in and around the eye. The most common type of eye cancer is melanoma, which forms in pigment-causing skin cells. Less commo…
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Gallbladder Cancer

Gallbladder cancer is rare and usually forms in the innermost tissues of the gallbladder. The majority of gallbladder cancers are adenocarcinomas, which origina…
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Head & Neck/Throat Cancer

Head & Neck/Throat cancer refers to cancers that affect the larynx (voice box), esophagus, and surrounding tissues. It may also be referred to as laryngeal, pha…
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Hodgkin Lymphoma

Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as Hodgkin disease) is cancer of the immune system's lymph tissue. The majority of cases are classical Hodgkin's disease, while ju…
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Kidney Cancer

Kidney cancer forms in the tissues of the kidney. The most common type of kidney cancer is renal cell carcinoma, which originates in the tiny tubes that help fi…
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Leukemia

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells and is characterized by blood cells that grow abnormally and/or uncontrollably. There are four main types of leukemia: a…
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Liver Cancer

Liver cancer begins in the liver and is often referred to as "primary liver cancer." This is different from "metastatic liver cancer," which spreads to the live…
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Lung Cancer

Lung cancer usually forms in the cells that line the airways. Symptoms of lung cancer may include a cough that does not go away, chest pain, hoarseness, weight …
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Lung Carcinoid Tumor

Lung carcinoid tumors are rare cancerous masses in the lungs. The majority of lung carcinoid tumors are typical, which grow slowly and seldom spread outside the…
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma

This is a place for discussion topics that relate to people living with MCL.
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Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is cancer that occurs in the thin layer of tissue that covers most internal organs in the body. The type of mesothelioma is determined by what part…
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Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma is cancer of the cells that make plasma in the bone marrow. When these abnormal plasma cells build up in the bone, they can form tumors: a sing…
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (also referred to as NHL) is cancer of the lymphoid tissues, which are part of the body's immune system. There are more than 30 different…
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Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Cancer

Ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries, the female reproductive glands that produce eggs. The majority of ovarian tumors are epithelial, which form in the cells c…
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Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is cancer of the pancreas, the organ that aids digestion in the small intestine and regulates blood sugar. There are two types of pancreatic c…
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Penile Cancer

Penile cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the penis. It typically forms on the glans (head) of the penis, or on the foreskin, less commonly appearing…
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Pituitary Tumors

Pituitary tumors are found in the pituitary gland, located just above the nasal passages in the skull. The pituitary gland is small, but very important to body …
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Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate gland, which produces much of the fluid that makes up semen. Early prostate cancer usually doesn't cause any symptoms,…
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Rare Cancers

Rare cancers are defined in the United States as cancers that are diagnosed in fewer than 40,000 people per year. These types of cancers are varied in their pre…
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Skin Cancer - Lymphoma

Lymphomas of the skin (also called cutaneous lymphomas) are cancers of the white blood cells that primarily involve the skin. There are two variations, which re…
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Skin Cancer - Melanoma

Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. Melanoma begins in the melanocytes, cells that are the pigment that gives skin color. Signs of melanoma can include a…
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Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma

Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed of all cancers. The more common basal cell skin cancer forms in the deeper basal cell layer of the skin,…
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Small Intestine Cancer

Small intestine cancer is cancer of the small intestine. Although there are several types of cancer that occur inside the small intestine, the type most commonl…
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Adult soft tissue sarcoma is a cancer of soft tissues such as nerves, fat, muscle, blood vessels, fibrous tissues, or deep skin tissues. Although it is mostly f…
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Stomach Cancer

Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is cancer of the stomach. In the majority of cases, stomach cancer is an adenocarcinoma, which forms in the innermost layer o…
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Testicular Cancer

Testicular cancer is cancer of the testicles, the glands that produce sperm and testosterone in men. The most common testicular cancers are germ cell tumors, wh…
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Thymus Cancer

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma (also known as thymic cancer) are rare cancers of the thymic gland, which is located at the base of the neck, just above and behind…
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Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the hormone-producing organ that helps control weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature. Papillary thyroid cancer is…
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Vaginal Cancer

Vaginal cancer is cancer that occurs in the tissues around the vagina, also called the birth canal. The more common vaginal squamous cell carcinoma begins in th…
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Vulvar Cancer

Vulvar cancer is cancer that occurs in the tissue around the urethra and vagina, called the vulva. The more common vulvar squamous cell carcinoma begins in the …
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