Covered Cancers

Below are the cancers covered by the WTC Health Program and included on the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. The covered cancers are organized into the following categories:

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Childhood Cancers

Any type of cancer diagnosed in a person less than 20 years of age.

Malignant Neoplasms

Blood and Lymphoid Tissue (including, but not limited to, lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma)

Diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Burkitt's tumor

Diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified

lmmunoblastic (diffuse)

Large cell (diffuse)

Lymphoblastic (diffuse)

Mixed small and large cell (diffuse)

Other types of diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Small cell (diffuse)

Small cleaved cell (diffuse)

Undifferentiated (diffuse)

Follicular (nodular) non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Follicular non-Hodgkin

lymphoma, unspecified

Large cell, follicular

Mixed small cleaved and large cell, follicular

Other types of follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Small cleaved cell, follicular

Hodgkin's disease

Hodgkin's disease, unspecified

Lymphocytic depletion

Lymphocytic predominance

Mixed cellularity

Nodular sclerosis

Other Hodgkin's disease

Leukemia of unspecified cell type

Acute leukemia of unspecified cell type

Chronic leukemia of unspecified cell type

Leukemia, unspecified

Other leukemia of unspecified cell type

Subacute leukemia of unspecified cell type

Lymphoid leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Adult T-cell leukemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Hairy-cell leukemia

Lymphoid leukemia, unspecified

Other lymphoid leukemia

Prolymphocytic leukemia

Subacute lymphocytic leukemia

Malignant immunoproliferative diseases

Alpha heavy chain disease

Gamma heavy chain disease

lmmunoproliferative small intestinal disease

Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecified

Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

Monocytic leukemia

Acute monocytic leukemia

Chronic monocytic leukemia

Monocytic leukemia, unspecified

Other monocytic leukemia

Subacute monocytic leukemia

Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms

Multiple myeloma

Plasma cell leukemia

Plasmacytoma, extramedullary

Myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myelomonocytic leukemia

Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Chronic myeloid leukemia

Myeloid leukemia, other

Myeloid leukemia, unspecified

Myeloid sarcoma

Subacute myeloid leukemia

Other and unspecified lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissue

Letterer-Siwe disease

Lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue, other specified

Lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue, unspecified

Malignant histiocytosis

Malignant mast cell tumor

True histiocytic lymphoma

Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

B-cell lymphoma, unspecified

Lymphosarcoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, other unspecified

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified type

Other leukemias of specified cell type

Acute erythremia and erythroleukemia

Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia

Acute myelofibrosis

Acute pan myelosis

Chronic erythremia

Leukemias, others specified

Mast cell leukemia

Peripheral and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Lymphoepithelioid lymphoma

Mycosis fungoides

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas

Sezary's disease

T-cell lymphomas, other and unspecified

T-zone lymphoma

Digestive System

Colon

Appendix

Ascending colon

Caecum

Colon, unspecified

Descending colon

Hepatic flexure

Overlapping lesion of colon

Sigmoid colon

Splenic flexure

Transverse colon

Esophagus

Abdominal part Cervical part

Esophagus, unspecified

Lower third

Middle third

Overlapping lesion

Thoracic part

Upper third

Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts

Angiosarcoma of liver

Hepatoblastoma

Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma

Liver, unspecified

Liver cell carcinoma

Other sarcomas of liver

Other specified carcinomas of liver

Other and ill-defined digestive organs

Ill-defined sites within the digestive system

Intestinal tract, part unspecified

Overlapping lesion of digestive system

Rectosignoid junction

Rectum

Retroperitoneum and peritoneum

Overlapping lesion

Peritoneum, unspecified

Retroperitoneum

Specified parts of peritoneum

Stomach

Body Cardia

Fundus

Greater curvature, unspecified

Lesser curvature, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Pyloric antrum

Pylorus

Stomach, unspecified

Eye and Orbit

Eye and Adnexa

Choroid

Ciliary body

Conjunctiva

Cornea

Eye, unspecified

Lacrimal gland and duct

Orbit

Overlapping lesion

Retina

Female Breast

Breast

Auxiliary tail Breast, unspecified

Central portion

Lower-inner quadrant

Lower-outer quadrant

Nipple and areola

Overlapping lesion

Upper-inner quadrant

Upper-outer quadrant

Female Reproductive Organs

Ovary

Head and Neck

Accessory sinuses

Accessory, unspecified

Ethmoidal

Frontal

Maxillary

Overlapping lesion

Sphenoidal

Base of tongue

Floor of mouth

Anterior Floor, unspecified

Lateral

Overlapping lesion

Gum

Gum, unspecified

Lower

Upper

Hypopharynx

Aryepiglottic fold, hypopharyngeal aspect

Hypopharynx, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Postcricoid region

Posterior wall

Larynx

Glottis

Laryngeal cartilage

Larynx, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Subglottis

Supraglottis

Lip

Commissure

External lip, unspecified

External lower lip

External upper lip

Lip, unspecified

Lip, unspecified, inner aspect

Lower lip, inner aspect

Overlapping lesion

Upper lip, inner aspect

Nasal cavity

Nasopharynx

Anterior wall

Lateral wall

Nasopharynx, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Posterior wall

Superior wall

Other and ill-defined conditions in the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx

Overlapping lesion of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx

Pharynx, unspecified

Waldeyer's ring

Other and unspecified major salivary glands

Major salivary gland, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Sublingual gland

Submandibular gland

Other and unspecified part of the mouth

Cheek mucosa

Mouth, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Retromolar area

Vestibule

Other and unspecified parts of the tongue

Anterior two-thirds, part unspecified

Border

Dorsal surface

Lingual tonsil

Overlapping lesion

Tongue, unspecified

Ventral surface

Oropharynx

Anterior surface of epiglottis

Branchial cleft

Lateral wall

Oropharynx, unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Posterior wall

Vallecula

Palate

Hard palate Overlapping lesion

Palate, unspecified

Soft palate

Uvula

Parotid gland

Piriform sinus

Tonsil

Overlapping lesion

Tonsil, unspecified

Tonsillar fossa

Tonsillar pillar (anterior/posterior)

Respiratory System

Bronchus and lung

Bronchus or lung, unspecified

Lower lobe, bronchus or lung

Main bronchus

Middle lobe, bronchus or lung

Overlapping lesion

Upper lobe, bronchus or lung

Heart, mediastinum, and pleura

Anterior mediastinum

Heart

Mediastinum, part unspecified

Overlapping lesion

Pleura

Posterior mediastinum

Other and ill-defined sites in the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs

Ill-defined sites within the respiratory system

Overlapping lesion

Upper respiratory tract, part unspecified

Trachea

Skin (Melanoma and non-Melanoma)

Malignant melanoma of skin

Ear and external auricular canal

Eyelid, including canthus

Lip

Lower limb, including hip

Other and unspecified parts of face

Overlapping malignant melanoma of skin

Scalp and neck

Skin, unspecified

Trunk

Upper limb, including shoulder

Other malignant neoplasms of skin

Ear and external auricular canal

Eyelid, including canthus

Lip

Lower limb, including hip

Other and unspecified parts of face

Overlapping lesion

Scalp and neck

Skin, unspecified

Trunk

Upper limb, including shoulder

Scrotum

Soft Tissue

Other connective and soft tissue

Abdomen

Head, face, and neck

Lower limb, including hip

Overlapping lesion

Pelvis

Thorax

Trunk, unspecified

Unspecified

Upper limb, including shoulder

Peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system

Abdomen

Head, face, and neck

Lower limb, including hip

Overlapping lesion

Pelvis

Thorax

Trunk, unspecified

Unspecified

Upper limb, including shoulder

Thyroid

Thyroid gland

Urinary System

Bladder

Anterior wall Bladder neck

Bladder, unspecified

Dome

Lateral wall

Overlapping lesion

Posterior wall

Trigone

Urachus

Ureteric orifice

Kidney

Other and unspecified urinary organs

Overlapping lesion

Paraurethral gland

Urethra

Urinary organ, unspecified

Prostate

Renal pelvis

Ureter

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma

Other sites

Pericardium

Peritoneum

Pleura

Unspecified

Rare Cancers

Any type of cancer that occurs in less than 15 cases per 100,000 persons per year (called the "incidence rate"), based on data from 2005-2009 as referenced in Copeland et al., Cancer in North America: 2005-2009, published in 2012. Every cancer submitted for certification which is not individually identified in the above list is reviewed by the WTC Health Program to assess if it meets the definition of a rare cancer.

This document defines and lists WTC-related health conditions in the category of "Rare Cancers."