About 502,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. What Is Cancer? - NCI

    Oct 11, 2021 · Explanations about what cancer is, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, and genetic changes that cause cancer to grow and spread.

  2. Definition of carcinoma in situ - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

    A condition in which abnormal cells that look like cancer cells under a microscope are found only in the place where they first formed and haven’t spread to nearby tissue. At some point, these …

  3. Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma - NCI - National Cancer Institute

    Scientists are always working to understand how cancer forms, but it can be hard to prove. Because ccRCC can run in families, we know that changes in the VHL gene are important in …

  4. Definition of carcinoma - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

    carcinoma (KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

  5. Cancer Classification - SEER Training

    Carcinoma refers to a malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin or cancer of the internal or external lining of the body. Carcinomas, malignancies of epithelial tissue, account for 80 to 90 percent …

  6. Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma - NCI - National Cancer Institute

    Scientists are always working to understand how cancer forms, but it can be hard to prove. We do know that patients with PRCC have many mutations in their chromosomes (the structures in …

  7. What Is Cervical Cancer? - NCI

    Jun 15, 2023 · Cervical cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. Learn how cervical cancer starts and about the most common types, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.

  8. Fibrolamellar Carcinoma - NCI - National Cancer Institute

    Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, or FLC, is a rare cancer of the liver that usually grows in teens and adults under 40 years old. It is unsusal because it occurs in people who have healthy livers. …

  9. Understanding Cancer - NCI

    Cancer is not one disease, but a collection of related diseases that can occur almost anywhere in the body. At its most basic, cancer is a disease of the genes in the cells of our body.

  10. NUT Carcinoma - NCI - National Cancer Institute

    NUT carcinoma, also known as NUT midline carcinoma, is a type of rare cancer that can grow anywhere in the body. Usually, it is found in the head, neck, and lungs.