Types of Cancer

Follow the links below to find information about various types of cancer.

The Cancer Council Australia provides a range of information about different cancers.

Reviewed July 2011

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Asbestos and Cancer

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Links to information on the relationship between asbestos and cancers, including mesothelioma.

Benign Tumours

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Links to information about benign tumours.

Bladder Cancer

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Links to information on bladder cancer.

Bowel Cancer

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Links to overview information about bowel cancer, and specific topic pages covering prevention, treatment and risk factors for bowel cancer.

Breast Cancer

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Links to overview information on breast cancer, as well as links to topic pages on prevention, treatment, risk factors and issues associated with living with breast cancer.

Digestive System Cancers

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Links to information on digestive system cancers, and specific topic pages on bowel, liver, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers.

Female Genital Cancers

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Links to information about female genital or gynaecological cancers, including cancer of the uterus, and cervical and ovarian cancer.

Head and Neck Cancers

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Links to information about head and neck cancers.

Kidney Cancer

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Links to information about kidney cancer.

Leukaemia

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Links to information about leukaemia.

Liver Cancer

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Links to information on liver cancer, including risk factors and treatments.

Lung Cancer

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Links to overview information about lung cancers, as well as specific topic pages on prevention, treatment, risk factors and statistics for lung cancer.

Lymphoma

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Links to information on lymphoma, including Hodgkin´s disease and non Hodgkin´s lymphoma.

Male Genital Cancers

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Links to information about male genital cancers, including testicular and prostate cancers.

Nervous System Cancers

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Links to information about nervous system cancers, including brain cancer.

Skin Cancer

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Links to information on skin cancer, including prevention, treatment and risk factors.

Stomach Cancer

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Links to information on stomach cancer.