What are the 5 types of cancer?

What are the 5 types of cancer?

There are five main types of cancer. These include:

• Carcinoma. This type of cancer affects organs and glands, such as the lungs, breasts, pancreas and skin. Carcinoma is the most common type of cancer.
• Sarcoma. This cancer affects soft or connective tissues, such as muscle, fat, bone, cartilage or blood vessels.
• Melanoma. Sometimes cancer can develop in the cells that pigment your skin. These cancers are called melanoma.
• Lymphoma. This cancer affects your lymphocytes or white blood cells.
• Leukemia. This type of cancer affects blood.