Cancer

Description

Websites

Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is cancer of the sac that collects and holds urine until it exits your body.

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://jama.ama-assn.org

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov

http://www.afud.org

Brain

Adult brain tumors are diseases in which cancer (malignant) cells begin to grow in the tissues of the brain.

http://www.abta.org

http://www.tbts.org

http://www.braintumor.org

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

Breast

Cancer

Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast.

http://www.avoncompany.com/women/avoncrusade

http://www.cbhp.org

http://www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org

http://www.komen.org

http://www.y-me.org

http://www.halls.md/breast/risk

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

Colon and Rectal Cancer

Colon cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the colon, the large intestine. 

Rectal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the rectum, the last part of the body’s digestive system.

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov

http://www.asco.org

Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the endometrium. The endometrium is the lining of the uterus, where a fetus grows.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=home&quiz=uterine

http://www.4woman.gov

Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell)

Renal cell cancer (also called kidney cancer or renal adenocarcinoma) is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the lining of tubules (very small tubes) in the kidney.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://jama.ama-assn.org

http://www.afud.org/education/kidney/kidneycancer

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov

Leukemia

Leukemia is cancer that begins in blood cells and can affect adults as well as children.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/cancer/cancer_leukemia

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

Lung Cancer

Cancers that begin in the lungs are divided into two major types, non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, depending on how the cells look under a microscope. Each type of lung cancer grows and spreads in different ways and is treated differently.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.lungusa.org

http://www.lungcancer.org

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=home&quiz=lung

Melanoma

Melanoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin cells called melanocytes (cells that color the skin).

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://familydoctor.org/666.xml

http://www.skincarephysicians.com/skincancernet

http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=home&quiz=melanoma

http://www.skincancer.org

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Adult non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system.  The lymph system is part of the immune system and can spread to the liver and many other organs and tissues.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.marrow.org

http://www.lymphoma.org

http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious of all cancers. It develops when malignant cells form in the tissues of your pancreas — a large organ that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.pancreasfoundation.org

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.pancreatica.org

http://pathology2.jhu.edu/pancreas/hered.cfm

http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=d_start&cancer_list=Pancreatic

Prostrate Cancer

Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate gland. The prostate's primary function is to produce seminal fluid, the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org

http://www.afud.org

http://www.genome.gov

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate

Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma)

Basal cell and squamous cell are the two most common and comprise the large majority of cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Both are superficial, slow growing and highly treatable, especially if found early.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.skincancer.org

http://www.asds-net.org

http://www.aad.org

Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland, the gland that produces hormones that regulate every aspect of your metabolism.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.thyroid.org

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=multipleendocrineneoplasiatype2