Kinds of Cancer
CDC provides basic information and statistics about some of the most common cancers in the United States.
Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer risk factors include smoking, genetic mutations, and exposure to certain chemicals.
Breast Cancer
Getting mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. Talk to your doctor about when to start and how often to get a screening mammogram.
Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is highly preventable in most Western countries because screening tests and a vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are available.
Colorectal Cancer
If you are 50 years old or older, get screened. Screening tests can help prevent colorectal cancer or find it early, when treatment works best.
Gynecologic Cancers
Five main types of cancer affect a woman’s reproductive organs: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. As a group, they are referred to as gynecologic cancers.
Head and Neck Cancers
Cancers of the head and neck include cancers that start in several places in the head and throat, not including brain cancers or cancers of the eye.
Kidney Cancer
Smoking is the most important risk factor for kidney and renal pelvis cancers. To lower your risk, don’t smoke, or quit if you do.
Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets). Leukemia is the most common cancer among children and teens.
Liver Cancer
To lower your risk for liver cancer, get vaccinated against Hepatitis B, get tested for Hepatitis C, and avoid drinking too much alcohol.
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The most important thing you can do to lower your lung cancer risk is to quit smoking and avoid secondhand smoke.
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that start in the lymph system. The two main kinds of lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Myeloma
Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells. In myeloma, the cells grow too much, forming a mass or tumor in the bone marrow.
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. But when ovarian cancer is found early, treatment works best.
Prostate Cancer
Most prostate cancers grow slowly and don’t cause any health problems in men who have them. Learn more and talk to your doctor before you decide to get tested or treated for prostate cancer.
Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin from the sun and avoid indoor tanning.
Thyroid Cancer
To lower the risk of thyroid cancer, avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation, including radiation from medical imaging procedures, especially in young children and around the head and neck.
Uterine Cancer
Uterine cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system.
Vaginal and Vulvar Cancers
Vaginal and vulvar cancers are rare, but all women are at risk for these cancers.