Types of cancer

By no means a single disease with a single treatment, there are over 200 types of cancer. Each type has its own name and treatment. Click on the links below to find out more about them.

Or find it alphabetically:

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Salivary gland cancer

Cancer that starts in the salivary glands is very rare.

Schwannoma

Read about this tumour that starts in the nerve sheath.

Secondary cancers (metastases)

When a cancer spreads elsewhere, this is a secondary cancer.

Secondary lymph node cancer

Find out more information about when cancer spreads to the lymph nodes.

Skin cancer

Find out about the three main types of skin cancer.

Soft tissue sarcomas

Find out more information about this rare type of cancer.

Spinal cord tumours

Read more about this type of cancer affecting the central nervous system.

Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer.

Stomach cancer

Read about adenocarcinoma, the most common type of stomach cancer.

Last updated: March 2023