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The list of types of Cancer mentioned in various sources includes:
Benign tumors are not cancer. They can often be removed and, in most cases, they do not come back. Cells from benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body. Most important, benign tumors are rarely a threat to life. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer -- An Overview: NCI)
Malignant tumors are cancer. Cells in these tumors are abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. Also, cancer cells can break away from a malignant tumor and enter the bloodstream or the lymphatic system . That is how cancer spreads from the original cancer site to form new tumors in other organs. The spread of cancer is called metastasis .
Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers that arise in blood-forming cells. The abnormal cells circulate in the bloodstream and lymphatic system. They may also invade (infiltrate) body organs and form tumors.
(Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer -- An Overview: NCI)
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