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.