What are the 5 types of cancer?

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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.

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