What are the 5 main types of cancer?

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Sarcomas arise in bone, muscle, fat, blood vessels, cartilage, or other soft or connective tissues of the body. They are relatively uncommon. Melanomas are cancers that arise in the cells that make the pigment in skin.

 

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Carcinoma is cancer that forms in epithelial tissue. Epithelial tissue lines most of your organs, the internal passageways in your body (like your esophagus), and your skin. Most cancers affecting your skin, breasts, kidney, liver, lungs, pancreas, prostate gland, head and neck are carcinomas.31 May 2022

https://my.clevelandclinic.org › health

Carcinoma: Types, Treatment & What it Is - Cleveland Clinic​

 

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Carcinoma is cancer that forms in epithelial tissue. Epithelial tissue lines most of your organs, the internal passageways in your body (like your esophagus), and your skin. Most cancers affecting your skin, breasts, kidney, liver, lungs, pancreas, prostate gland, head and neck are carcinomas.31 May 2022

https://my.clevelandclinic.org › health

Carcinoma: Types, Treatment & What it Is - Cleveland Clinic​

There are different types of epithelial cells and these can develop into different types of carcinoma. These include:

• squamous cell carcinoma
• adenocarcinoma
• transitional cell carcinoma
• basal cell carcinoma

 

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There are different types of epithelial cells and these can develop into different types of carcinoma. These include:

• squamous cell carcinoma
• adenocarcinoma
• transitional cell carcinoma
• basal cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma​

Squamous cell carcinoma starts in squamous cells. These are the flat, surface covering cells found in areas such as the skin or the lining of the throat or food pipe (oesophagus).

 

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Adenocarcinoma​

Adenocarcinomas start in glandular cells called adenomatous cells. Glandular cells produce fluids to keep tissues moist.

 

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Transitional cell carcinoma​

Transitional cells are cells that can stretch as an organ expands. They make up tissues called transitional epithelium. An example is the lining of the bladder. Cancers that start in these cells are called transitional cell carcinoma.

 

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Basal cell carcinoma​

Basal cells line the deepest layer of skin cells. Cancers that start in these cells are called basal cell carcinomas.

 

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Lymphomas​

Lymphoma is cancer that starts in the lymph glands or cells of the lymphatic system.

The lymphatic system runs all through the body so lymphoma can start just about anywhere.

It happens because some of the lymphatic system white blood cells (lymphocytes) start to divide in an abnormal way.

 

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Myeloma​

Myeloma is a cancer that starts in plasma cells. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell made in the bone marrow. They produce antibodies, also called immunoglobulins, to help fight infection.

 

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Brain and spinal cord cancers​

Cancer can start in the cells of the brain or spinal cord. The brain controls the body by sending electrical messages along nerve fibres. The fibres run out of the brain and join together to make the spinal cord, which also takes messages from the body to the brain.

The brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system. The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells called neurones. It also contains special connective tissue cells called glial cells that support the nerve cells.

The most common type of brain tumour develops from glial cells. It is called glioma. Some tumours that start in the brain or spinal cord are non cancerous (benign) and grow very slowly. Others are cancerous and tend to grow and spread.

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/what-is-cancer/how-cancer-starts/types-of-cancer#brain

 

[hbk75]

Nowadays rare cancers like 1 in 10000 kind are getting common in sinkapore. After meh meh pak.

Plus these cancer are fast and dun response to treatment

 

[lostvirgin]

Oh dear, you having a cancer buffet?