- Carcinoma: This cancer affects the tissue cells around organs, internal passageways, and skin.
- Sarcoma: This rare cancer forms in connective tissues, such as bone, fat, muscle, and blood vessels.
- Leukemia: This broad term encompasses blood cell cancers with several subtypes based on the malignant cell type.
- Lymphoma and myeloma: These two types of blood cancers specifically target white blood cells in the bone marrow.
- Central nervous system cancers: These tumors form in the brain and spinal cord.
- Breast cancer: This disease occurs when abnormal breast cells form tumors in the milk ducts of the breast.
- Gynecologic cancer: This cancer begins in a woman’s reproductive organs, including cervical, ovarian, uterine, vulvar, and vaginal cancers.