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Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread.
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.
The major types of cancer are carcinoma, sarcoma, melanoma, lymphoma, and leukemia. Carcinomas — the most commonly diagnosed cancers — originate in the skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas, and other organs and glands. Lymphomas are cancers of lymphocytes. Leukemia is cancer of the blood. It does not usually form solid tumors. Sarcomas arise in bone, muscle, fat, bloodvessels, cartilage, or other soft or connective tissues of the body. They are relatively uncommon. Melanomas are cancers that arise in the cells that make the pigment in skin.
Cancer diagnosis begins with a thorough physical exam and a complete medical history. Laboratory studies of blood, urine, and stool can detect abnormalities that may indicate cancer. When a tumor is suspected, imaging tests such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and fiber-optic endoscopy examinations help doctors determine the cancer’s location and size. To confirm the diagnosis of most cancers , a biopsy needs to be performed in which a tissue sample is removed from the suspected tumor and studied under a microscope to check for cancer cells.
Many cancer treatments are available. Your treatment options will depend on several factors, such as the type and stage of your cancer, your general health, and your preferences. Together you and your doctor can weigh the benefits and risks of each cancer treatment to determine which is best for you.
Cancer treatment options include:
Cryoablation. This treatment kills cancer cells with cold. During cryoablation, a thin, wandlike needle (cryoprobe) is inserted through your skin and directly into the cancerous tumor. A gas is pumped into the cryoprobe in order to freeze the tissue. Then the tissue is allowed to thaw.
Type | Five year survival rate | Ten year survival rate (If available) |
---|---|---|
All Cancers | 70.1% | 52% |
Oral cancer | 60% | 50% |
Lip cancer | 91% | 89% |
Hypopharynx cancer | 33% | 18% |
Heart cancer | 10% | 1% |
Esophageal cancer | 19% | 15% |
Stomach cancer | 30.6% | 28% |
Small intestine cancer | 67.5% | 63% |
Colorectal cancer | 64.9% | 59% |
Liver and bile duct cancer | 22% | 17% |
Gallbladder cancer | 18.2% | 9% |
Pancreatic cancer (all types) | 8.2% | 2.2% |
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor | 61% | 50% |
Laryngeal cancer | 60.7% | 60% |
Lung cancer (all types) | 18.1% | 7% |
Mesothelioma | 9% | 3% |
Tracheal (Windpipe) cancer | 52.9% | 50% |
Bone cancer (all types) | 67.7% | 56% |
Soft tissue, not otherwise specified | 64.4% | 62% |
Skin cancer (excluding basal and squamous) | 91.7% | 90% |
Breast cancer | 89.7% | 81% |
Breast cancer in situ | 100% | 100%A |
Uterine cancer | 29.8%-82.7% | 74% |
Ovarian cancer | 46.5% | 42% |
Cervical cancer | 67.1% | 61% |
Prostate cancer | 98.6% | 91% |
Testicular cancer | 95.1% | 87% |
Bladder cancer | 77.3% | 71% |
Appendix cancer | 88% | 81% |
Renal cancer | 74.1% | 69% |
Ocular cancer | 82.7% | 79.7% |
Brain cancer | 33% | 12% |
Glioblastoma | 19% | 5% [3] |
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (brain stem) | <1% | 0% |
Myeloma (plasma blood cell cancer) | 49.9% | 18% |
Non lymphoma lymph node cancer | 48% | 39% |
Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 86.4% | 76% |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 71% | 52% |
Thyroid cancer | 98.2% | 94.6% |
Leukemia, acute lymphocytic | 68.2% | 51% |
Leukemia, acute myelomonocytic | 24% | 9% |
Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic | 83.2% | 69% |
Leukemia, chronic myeloid | 66.9% | 50% |