A List of Common Cancer Types Along with the Body Parts They Affect
A list of common cancer types along with the body parts they affect for each:
🧠 Brain Cancer
- Body Part: Brain
- Description: Tumors in the brain that may affect memory, vision, or coordination.
👄 Oral Cancer
- Body Part: Mouth, tongue, lips, throat
- Description: Cancer in any part of the mouth or throat, often linked to tobacco or alcohol use.
🫁 Lung Cancer
- Body Part: Lungs
- Description: Cancer that forms in lung tissues, commonly caused by smoking.
🫀 Esophageal Cancer
- Body Part: Esophagus (food pipe)
- Description: Cancer in the tube that carries food from throat to stomach.
🐷 Breast Cancer
- Body Part: Breasts
- Description: Common in women; occurs in breast tissue and ducts.
❤️🔥 Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
- Body Part: Stomach
- Description: Cancer in the lining of the stomach, often linked to infection or diet.
🧬 Pancreatic Cancer
- Body Part: Pancreas
- Description: Hard to detect early; affects digestion and blood sugar control.
🧽 Liver Cancer
- Body Part: Liver
- Description: Often due to hepatitis or alcohol abuse; affects liver functions.
🧻 Colorectal Cancer
- Body Part: Colon and rectum
- Description: Starts in large intestine; common digestive system cancer.
🧼 Kidney (Renal) Cancer
- Body Part: Kidneys
- Description: Cancer that forms in the tissues of the kidneys.
🚻 Bladder Cancer
- Body Part: Bladder
- Description: Cancer that begins in the bladder lining; may cause blood in urine.
👩⚕️ Cervical Cancer
- Body Part: Cervix (lower part of uterus)
- Description: Often caused by HPV; preventable with regular screening.
🏵️ Ovarian Cancer
- Body Part: Ovaries
- Description: Hard to detect early; affects female reproductive organs.
🔔 Prostate Cancer
- Body Part: Prostate gland (in men)
- Description: Common in older men; slow-growing cancer.
⚙️ Testicular Cancer
- Body Part: Testicles
- Description: Affects young men; usually treatable if detected early.
🧏 Thyroid Cancer
- Body Part: Thyroid gland (neck)
- Description: Affects metabolism and hormone regulation; often treatable.
🩸 Blood Cancer (Leukemia)
- Body Part: Blood and bone marrow
- Description: Affects white blood cells; interferes with blood cell production.
🧠 Lymphoma
- Body Part: Lymphatic system
- Description: Cancer of the immune system; includes Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin types.
🧴 Skin Cancer (Melanoma)
- Body Part: Skin
- Description: Caused by UV exposure; includes basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma.
