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How many cancer types are there?


Last week someone asked me how many types of cancers there are. This is shocking as you can see below, there are hundreds:

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult 
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood 
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult 
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood 
Adrenocortical Carcinoma 
Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Childhood 
AIDS-Related Cancers 
AIDS-Related Lymphoma 
Anal Cancer 
Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebellar 
Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral 
Bile Duct Cancer, Extrahepatic 
Bladder Cancer 
Bladder Cancer, Childhood 
Bone Cancer, Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma 
Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Adult 
Brain Tumor, Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Ependymoma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Medulloblastoma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Childhood 
Brain Tumor, Childhood (Other) 
Breast Cancer 
Breast Cancer and Pregnancy 
Breast Cancer, Childhood 
Breast Cancer, Male 
Bronchial Adenomas/Carcinoids, Childhood 
Carcinoid Tumor, Childhood 
Carcinoid Tumor,Gastrointestinal 
Carcinoma, Adrenocortical 
Carcinoma, Islet Cell 
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary 
Central Nervous System Lymphoma, Primary 
Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood 
Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma, Childhood 
Cervical Cancer 
Childhood Cancers 
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia 
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders 
Clear Cell Sarcoma of Tendon Sheaths 
Colon Cancer 
Colorectal Cancer, Childhood 
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Endometrial Cancer 
Ependymoma, Childhood 
Epithelial Cancer, Ovarian 
Esophageal Cancer 
Esophageal Cancer, Childhood 
Ewing's Family of Tumors 
Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood 
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor 
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer 
Eye Cancer, Intraocular Melanoma 
Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma
Gallbladder Cancer 
Gastric (Stomach) Cancer 
Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Childhood 
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor 
Germ Cell Tumor, Extracranial, Childhood 
Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal 
Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian 
Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor 
Glioma, Childhood Brain Stem 
Glioma, Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic 
Hairy Cell Leukemia 
Head and Neck Cancer 
Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer, Adult (Primary) 
Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer, Childhood (Primary) 
Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Adult 
Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Childhood 
Hodgkin's Lymphoma During Pregnancy 
Hypopharyngeal Cancer 
Hypothalamic and Visual Pathway Glioma, Childhood 
Intraocular Melanoma 
Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas) 
Kaposi's Sarcoma 
Kidney Cancer 
Laryngeal Cancer 
Laryngeal Cancer, Childhood
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Adult
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Childhood
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid, Adult 
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid, Childhood 
Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic 
Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous 
Leukemia, Hairy Cell 
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
Liver Cancer, Adult (Primary) 
Liver Cancer, Childhood (Primary) 
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell 
Lung Cancer, Small Cell 
Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood Acute
Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic 
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related 
Lymphoma, Central Nervous System (Primary)
Lymphoma, Cutaneous T-Cell 
Lymphoma, Hodgkin's, Adult 
Lymphoma, Hodgkin's, Childhood 
Lymphoma, Hodgkin's During Pregnancy
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's, Adult 
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's, Childhood 
Non-Hodgkin's During Pregnancy 
Lymphoma, Primary Central Nervous System
Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstr�m's 
Male Breast Cancer 
Malignant Mesothelioma, Adult
Malignant Mesothelioma, Childhood
Medulloblastoma, Childhood 
Melanoma 
Melanoma, Intraocular
Merkel Cell Carcinoma 
Mesothelioma, Malignant 
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary 
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome, Childhood 
Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasm 
Mycosis Fungoides 
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic 
Myeloid Leukemia, Adult Acute 
Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood Acute 
Myeloma, Multiple 
Myeloproliferative Disorders, Chronic
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
Nasopharyngeal Cancer 
Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Childhood
Neuroblastoma 
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Adult
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Childhood
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma During Pregnancy
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 
Oral Cancer, Childhood 
Oral Cavity and Lip Cancer 
Oropharyngeal Cancer 
Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
Ovarian Cancer, Childhood 
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer 
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor 
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor 
Pancreatic Cancer 
Pancreatic Cancer, Childhood
Pancreatic Cancer, Islet Cell 
Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
Parathyroid Cancer 
Penile Cancer 
Pheochromocytoma
Pineal and Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood
Pituitary Tumor 
Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma 
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma 
Pregnancy and Breast Cancer 
Pregnancy and Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Pregnancy and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma 
Primary Liver Cancer, Adult 
Primary Liver Cancer, Childhood 
Prostate Cancer 
Rectal Cancer 
Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer
Renal Cell Cancer, Childhood 
Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Cell Cancer
Retinoblastoma 
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood
Salivary Gland Cancer 
Salivary Gland Cancer, Childhood
Sarcoma, Ewing's Family of Tumors 
Sarcoma, Kaposi's 
Sarcoma (Osteosarcoma)/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood 
Sarcoma, Soft Tissue, Adult 
Sarcoma, Soft Tissue, Childhood 
Sezary Syndrome 
Skin Cancer 
Skin Cancer, Childhood
Skin Cancer (Melanoma) 
Skin Carcinoma, Merkel Cell 
Small Cell Lung Cancer 
Small Intestine Cancer 
Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Adult 
Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Childhood 
Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary, Metastatic
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer 
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer, Childhood 
Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood
T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous 
Testicular Cancer 
Thymoma, Childhood 
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Thyroid Cancer 
Thyroid Cancer, Childhood 
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Trophoblastic Tumor, Gestational 
Unknown Primary Site, Carcinoma of, Adult
Unknown Primary Site, Cancer of, Childhood 
Unusual Cancers of Childhood 
Ureter and Renal Pelvis, Transitional Cell Cancer
Urethral Cancer 
Uterine Cancer, Endometrial
Uterine Sarcoma 
Vaginal Cancer 
Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Childhood
Vulvar Cancer 
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Wilms' Tumor

 What a long long list, shocking!
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