Certain types of cancers can be grouped into main categories, such as lung, breast, stomach, or liver. There are many types of cancer, however, with complex and confusing names. This is a comprehensive list in alphabetical order of the scientific names for known cancers that exist in our world today.
A
Acute granulocytic leukemia
Adenocarcinoma– a form of Lung cancer
Adenosarcoma- a form of lung cancer
Adrenocortical carcinoma– a form of Adrenal cancer
Anaplastic astrocytoma- a form of Brain cancer
Angiosarcoma– a type of soft tissue sarcoma
Astrocytoma– a type of brain cancer
B
Basal cell carcinoma– a form of skin cancer
B-Cell lymphoma– a form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Bone marrow cancer- a form of multiple myeloma
Bowel cancer- a form of colorectal cancer
Brain stem glioma- a form of brain cancer
Brain tumor– a form of brain cancer
C
Carcinoid tumors- a form of stomach cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma- a form of cancer affecting the Bile duct
Chondrosarcoma– a form of bone cancer
Colon cancer- a form of colorectal cancer
Craniopharyngioma– a form of Brain cancer
Cutaneous lymphoma– a form of skin cancer
Cutaneous melanoma– a type of Melanoma
D
Diffuse astrocytoma- a form of Brain cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ- a form of breast cancer
E
Endometrial cancer– a form of uterine cancer
Ependymoma– a form of brain cancer
Epithelioid sarcoma– a type of soft tissue sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma– a type of bone cancer
Eye cancer
F
Fallopian tube cancer- a form of ovarian cancer
Fibrosarcoma– a type of soft tissue sarcoma
G
Gastric cancer- a type of stomach cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer
Gastrointestinal carcinoid cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
General- a form of untraceable cancer
Germ cell tumor– a type of brain tumor
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Glioblastoma multiforme- a form of brain cancer
Glioma- a type of brain cancer
H
Hairy cell leukemia– a form of leukemia
Hemangioendothelioma
Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin’s disease- in relation to Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hypopharyngeal cancer– a form of throat cancer
I
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma- a form of breast cancer
Infiltrating lobular carcinoma- a form of breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer- sometimes known as IBC
Invasive or Infiltrating breast cancer
Islet cell cancer- a form of pancreatic cancer
J
Jaw cancer- a form of oral cancer
K
Kaposi sarcoma– a form of oral cancer
L
Laryngeal cancer– a form of throat cancer
Leiomyosarcoma– a type of soft tissue sarcoma
Leptomeningeal metastases
Lip cancer– a form of oral cancer
Liposarcoma– a type of soft tissue sarcoma
Lobular carcinoma in situ– a form of breast cancer
Low-grade astrocytoma– a type of brain cancer
Lymph node cancer- a form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
M
Medullary carcinoma- a form of brain cancer
Medulloblastoma– a form of brain cancer
Meningioma– a form of brain cancer
Merkel cell carcinoma- a type of skin cancer
Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma– a type of bone cancer
Mesenchymous
Metastatic squamous neck cancer
Mixed gliomas– a type of brain cancer
Mouth cancer– a form of oral cancer
Mucinous carcinoma- a form of breast cancer
Mucosal melanoma- a type of oral cancer
Mycosis Fungoides-a form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Myelodysplastic Syndrome– a form of leukemia
N
Nasal cavity cancer- a form of throat cancer
Nasopharyngeal cancer– a form of throat cancer
Neck cancer
Neuroblastoma
Neuroendocrine tumors- commonly referred to as NETs
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Non-small cell lung cancer- a form of lung cancer commonly referred to as NSCLC
O
Oat cell cancer- a form of lung cancer
Ocular cancer
Ocular melanoma
Oligodendroglioma– a type of brain cancer
Oral cavity cancer- a form of oral cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer– a form of throat cancer
Osteogenic sarcoma– a type of bone cancer
Osteosarcoma– bone cancer
Ovarian epithelial cancer– a form of ovarian cancer
Ovarian germ cell tumor– a form of ovarian cancer
Ovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma- a form of ovarian cancer
Ovarian sex cord stromal tumor– a form of ovarian cancer
P
Paget’s disease– a form of breast cancer
Papillary carcinoma– a form of breast cancer
Paranasal sinus cancer
Parathyroid cancer- a form of thyroid cancer
Pelvic cancer
Penile cancer
Peripheral nerve cancer- a form of brain cancer
Peritoneal cancer- a type of ovarian cancer
Pharyngeal cancer– a type of throat cancer
Pheochromocytoma– a form of adrenal cancer
Pilocytic astrocytoma– a type of brain cancer
Pineal region tumor– a type of brain cancer
Pineoblastoma
Pituitary tumors– different types of brain cancer
Primary central nervous system lymphoma
R
Rectal cancer- a type of colorectal cancer
Renal cell carcinoma– a type of kidney cancer
Renal pelvis cancer-a type of kidney cancer
Rhabdomyosarcoma– a form of soft tissue sarcoma
S
Salivary gland cancer– a form of oral cancer
Sarcoma- a form of soft tissue sarcoma
Sarcoma, bone– a form of bone cancer
Sarcoma, uterine– a form of uterine cancer
Small cell lung cancer- a form of lung cancer commonly referred to as SCLC
Small intestine cancer
Spinal column cancer- a type of spinal cancer
Spinal cord cancer
Spinal tumor- a form of spinal cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma– a form of skin cancer
Synovial sarcoma-a form of soft tissue sarcoma
T
T-cell lymphoma-a type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Thymoma or Thymic carcinoma
Tongue cancer– a type of oral cancer
Tonsil cancer– a form of head and neck cancer
Transitional cell cancer- a form of bladder cancer
Transitional cell cancer- a form of kidney cancer
Transitional cell cancer- a form of ovarian cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer– a type of breast cancer
Tubal cancer
Tubular carcinoma– a type of breast cancer
U
Ureteral cancer- a form of bladder cancer
Ureteral cancer- a type of kidney cancer
Urethral cancer
Uterine adenocarcinoma- a form of uterine cancer
Uterine sarcoma– a form of uterine cancer
V
Citations:
National Institute of Health and Human Services
Cancer Center of America