Cancer
Carcinoma; Malignant tumorCancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.
The Basics
- Cancer - resources
- Cancer prevention: take charge of your lifestyle
- Cancer treatment: fertility and sexual side effects in women
- Cancer treatment - early menopause
- Cancer treatments
- Cancer and lymph nodes
- Cancer treatment - preventing infection
- Cancer treatment: dealing with hot flashes and night sweats
- Cancer treatment - dealing with pain
- Liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma
Tests for Cancer
A Closer Look
- Colon and rectal cancers (Detailed Report)
- Melanoma and other skin cancers (Detailed Report)
- Prostate cancer (Detailed Report)
- Breast cancer (Detailed Report)
- Non-small cell lung cancer (Detailed Report)
- Cervical cancer (Detailed Report)
- Ovarian cancer (Detailed Report)
- Colorectal cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Skin cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Breast cancer (Alternative Medicine)
Self Care
Talking to your MD
Cancer of the throat or larynx - Animation
Cancer of the throat or larynx
Animation
Colon cancer screening - Animation
Colon cancer screening
Animation
Prostate cancer - Animation
Prostate cancer
Animation
Colon cancer - Animation
Colon cancer
Animation
Lung cancer - Animation
Lung cancer
Animation
Breast cancer - Animation
Breast cancer
Animation
Cervical cancer - Animation
Cervical cancer
Animation
Lung cancer - frontal chest x-ray
A chest x-ray in a patient with central cancer of the right lung. Notice the white mass in the middle portion of the right lung (seen on the left side of the picture).
Lung cancer - frontal chest x-ray
illustration
Skin cancer, close-up of lentigo maligna melanoma
Increased risk for skin cancer, especially melanoma, is associated with chronic exposure to sunlight, blistering sunburns, and a family history of skin cancer.
Skin cancer, close-up of lentigo maligna melanoma
illustration
Skin cancer, melanoma - flat, brown lesion
Melanomas are sometimes called the patriotic cancer because they may be colored red, whitish, and blue (to blue-black) all in the same lesion. This lesion has multiple colors.
Skin cancer, melanoma - flat, brown lesion
illustration
Pancreatic cancer, CT scan
A CT scan of the upper abdomen showing a tumor (pancreas carcinoma) in the head of the pancreas, seen here in the middle of the picture.
Pancreatic cancer, CT scan
illustration
Skin cancer - raised multi-color melanoma
Melanomas are sometimes called the patriotic cancer because they may be colored red, whitish, and blue (to blue-black) all in the same lesion. This lesion has multiple colors.
Skin cancer - raised multi-color melanoma
illustration
Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment
Treatment for lung cancer depends on the type of cancer and the stage of the disease. Chemotherapy is a form of treatment for lung cancer which may cure, shrink or keep the cancer from spreading.
Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment
illustration
Hepatocellular cancer - CT scan
A CT scan of the upper abdomen showing a widespread (disseminated) carcinoma of the liver (hepato cellular carcinoma). The liver is the large organ on the left side of the picture. Note the moth-eaten appearance.
Hepatocellular cancer - CT scan
illustration
Skin cancer, melanoma - raised, dark lesion
Note the presence of multiple colors within this melanoma lesion. It is referred to as "patriotic cancer" because it is typically colored red, white, blue/black. This is a common appearance for a melanoma.
Skin cancer, melanoma - raised, dark lesion
illustration
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
This CT scan shows a thyroid cancer tumor in the throat, encircling, narrowing, and displacing the windpipe (trachea).
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
illustration
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
This CT scan of the upper chest (thorax) shows a malignant thyroid tumor (cancer). The dark area around the trachea (marked by the white U-shaped tip of the respiratory tube) is an area where normal tissue has been eroded and died (necrosis) as a result of tumor growth.
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
illustration
Colon cancer - Series
Presentation
Colon cancer - series
Presentation
Cancer of the throat or larynx - Animation
Cancer of the throat or larynx
Animation
Colon cancer screening - Animation
Colon cancer screening
Animation
Prostate cancer - Animation
Prostate cancer
Animation
Colon cancer - Animation
Colon cancer
Animation
Lung cancer - Animation
Lung cancer
Animation
Breast cancer - Animation
Breast cancer
Animation
Cervical cancer - Animation
Cervical cancer
Animation
Lung cancer - frontal chest x-ray
A chest x-ray in a patient with central cancer of the right lung. Notice the white mass in the middle portion of the right lung (seen on the left side of the picture).
Lung cancer - frontal chest x-ray
illustration
Skin cancer, close-up of lentigo maligna melanoma
Increased risk for skin cancer, especially melanoma, is associated with chronic exposure to sunlight, blistering sunburns, and a family history of skin cancer.
Skin cancer, close-up of lentigo maligna melanoma
illustration
Skin cancer, melanoma - flat, brown lesion
Melanomas are sometimes called the patriotic cancer because they may be colored red, whitish, and blue (to blue-black) all in the same lesion. This lesion has multiple colors.
Skin cancer, melanoma - flat, brown lesion
illustration
Pancreatic cancer, CT scan
A CT scan of the upper abdomen showing a tumor (pancreas carcinoma) in the head of the pancreas, seen here in the middle of the picture.
Pancreatic cancer, CT scan
illustration
Skin cancer - raised multi-color melanoma
Melanomas are sometimes called the patriotic cancer because they may be colored red, whitish, and blue (to blue-black) all in the same lesion. This lesion has multiple colors.
Skin cancer - raised multi-color melanoma
illustration
Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment
Treatment for lung cancer depends on the type of cancer and the stage of the disease. Chemotherapy is a form of treatment for lung cancer which may cure, shrink or keep the cancer from spreading.
Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment
illustration
Hepatocellular cancer - CT scan
A CT scan of the upper abdomen showing a widespread (disseminated) carcinoma of the liver (hepato cellular carcinoma). The liver is the large organ on the left side of the picture. Note the moth-eaten appearance.
Hepatocellular cancer - CT scan
illustration
Skin cancer, melanoma - raised, dark lesion
Note the presence of multiple colors within this melanoma lesion. It is referred to as "patriotic cancer" because it is typically colored red, white, blue/black. This is a common appearance for a melanoma.
Skin cancer, melanoma - raised, dark lesion
illustration
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
This CT scan shows a thyroid cancer tumor in the throat, encircling, narrowing, and displacing the windpipe (trachea).
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
illustration
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
This CT scan of the upper chest (thorax) shows a malignant thyroid tumor (cancer). The dark area around the trachea (marked by the white U-shaped tip of the respiratory tube) is an area where normal tissue has been eroded and died (necrosis) as a result of tumor growth.
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
illustration
Colon cancer - Series
Presentation
Colon cancer - series
Presentation
Cancer
Carcinoma; Malignant tumorCancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.
The Basics
- Cancer - resources
- Cancer prevention: take charge of your lifestyle
- Cancer treatment: fertility and sexual side effects in women
- Cancer treatment - early menopause
- Cancer treatments
- Cancer and lymph nodes
- Cancer treatment - preventing infection
- Cancer treatment: dealing with hot flashes and night sweats
- Cancer treatment - dealing with pain
- Liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma
Tests for Cancer
A Closer Look
- Colon and rectal cancers (Detailed Report)
- Melanoma and other skin cancers (Detailed Report)
- Prostate cancer (Detailed Report)
- Breast cancer (Detailed Report)
- Non-small cell lung cancer (Detailed Report)
- Cervical cancer (Detailed Report)
- Ovarian cancer (Detailed Report)
- Colorectal cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Skin cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Breast cancer (Alternative Medicine)
Self Care
Talking to your MD
Cancer
Carcinoma; Malignant tumorCancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.
The Basics
- Cancer - resources
- Cancer prevention: take charge of your lifestyle
- Cancer treatment: fertility and sexual side effects in women
- Cancer treatment - early menopause
- Cancer treatments
- Cancer and lymph nodes
- Cancer treatment - preventing infection
- Cancer treatment: dealing with hot flashes and night sweats
- Cancer treatment - dealing with pain
- Liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma
Tests for Cancer
A Closer Look
- Colon and rectal cancers (Detailed Report)
- Melanoma and other skin cancers (Detailed Report)
- Prostate cancer (Detailed Report)
- Breast cancer (Detailed Report)
- Non-small cell lung cancer (Detailed Report)
- Cervical cancer (Detailed Report)
- Ovarian cancer (Detailed Report)
- Colorectal cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Skin cancer (Alternative Medicine)
- Breast cancer (Alternative Medicine)
Self Care
Talking to your MD
Review Date: 1/10/2019
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.