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Cancer Classifications
What is Lymphoma,Carcinoma,Sarcoma and Leukemia

Cancer classifications are based on the location or origin of the malignant tumors. There are four (4) classifications which include carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma and leukemia.


Carcinoma

In carcinoma, the abnormal cells start in the epithelial tissues found in the skin, prostate, breast, lung or stomach.

Majority of human cancers belong to the carcinoma classification. Carcinomas are the most common types of cancer.


Sarcomas

Sarcomas are also one of the classifications in which malignant tumors grow in soft connective or supportive tissues. These tissues surround other body organs and structures.


Lymphoma

What is lymphoma? It is a tumor or abnormality that develops in the lymphocytes of the immune system, particularly and usually in the lymph nodes.

There are 2 major classifications of lymphoma: Hodgkin's disease and the Non-Hodgkin's.

Click here to read more on Hodgkins lymphoma.

Click here for info on Non Hodgkins lymphoma.

Hodgkins and Non-Hodgkins have many different sub-types as well.


Leukemia

According to facts about leukemia, a malignancy starts at the blood cells. The location of the cancerous cells is the bone marrow and there are 4 leukemia classifications.

Its risk factors are varied and smoking is an identified important risk.

Would you like to learn more about leukemia?

Click here for Facts About Leukemia.

Click here to know why smoking causes leukemia in Facts and Dangers of Smoking.

Learning the different classifications is a necessary step on prevention. Learning the type of tumor you are afflicted with is another prevention strategy.

Prognosis and treatment depend a lot on the correct classification and correct staging. The precise stages help determine survivability of the patient.



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