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Cancer types

Cancer is not a single disease with a single cause or type of treatment. There are over 200 types of cancer, each with its own name, behaviour and treatment.

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Need more information? Get the best cancer information for everyone from our cancer information specialist nurses

Find out what to expect from your treatment with our cancer treatment directory

Or speak to others about your cancer type in our online discussion forums

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The best cancer information for everyone

Macmillan Cancer Support recently merged with Cancerbackup, to provide the best cancer information and support for everyone. For detailed information and up-to-date medical, practical and emotional support, visit our Cancerbackup website. Here you'll be able to find information on diagnosis, symptoms and treatment, as well as resources and support specifically for each cancer type.

For more information choose a cancer type from below:


Get information on the 4 most common types of cancer from our Cancerbackup site:

Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer 
Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Prostate cancer


Or search our alphabetical list of cancers for more information on our Cancerbackup site:

A - D

Anal cancerBile duct cancerBladder cancerBone cancer,  Bone cancer, secondary,  Brain tumoursBrain tumours, secondaryBreast cancer,secondary,  Cervical cancer,  Children's cancers 

E - K

Endocrine tumoursEye cancer,  Gall bladder cancerGullet (oesophageal) cancerHead & neck cancer,  Kaposi's sarcoma,  Kidney cancer 

L

Laryneal cancerLeukaemia,  Leukaemia, acute lymphoblasticLeukaemia, acute myeloid,  Leukaemia, chronic lymphocyticLeukaemia, chronic myeloid,  Liver cancer,  Liver cancer, secondaryLung cancer, secondaryLymph nodes, secondary,  Lymphoma,  Lymphoma, HodgkinLymphoma, non-Hodgkin 

M - S

Melanoma,  MesotheliomaMyeloma,  Neuroendocrine tumoursOvarian cancerPancreatic cancerPenile cancer,  Pseudomyxoma  peritonei,  Skin cancer,  Soft tissue sarcomas,  Spinal cord tumoursStomach cancer  

T - Z

Testicular cancer,  Thymus cancerThyroid cancerUnknown primary tumour,  Vaginal cancer,  Vulval cancerWomb (uterus) cancer

 

Get more information about the most common cancer treatments or living with cancer here.