Types of cancer

By no means a single disease with a single treatment, there are over 200 types of cancer. Each type has its own name and treatment. Click on the links below to find out more about them.

Or find it alphabetically:

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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

Read about this rare type of cancer that usually affects children.

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

Read more information on AML, a rare form of leukaemia.

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)

Find out more about the most common form of leukaemia.

Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)

Find out about this slow developing form of cancer.

Laryngeal cancer

Find out more about this type of cancer that affects the throat or neck.

Leukaemia

Read about chronic and acute leukaemias.

Liver cancer

Read about signs and symptoms of liver cancer.

Lung cancer

Read more information on the main types of lung cancer and some rarer lung cancers.

Lymphoma - Hodgkin

Read about this type of cancer which affects the body's immune system.

Lymphoma - non Hodgkin

Find more information about this cancer of the lymphatic system.

Secondary liver cancer

Read about a cancer that has started somewhere else in the body and spread to the liver.

Secondary lung cancer

Read about how cancer can spread to the lungs from another part of the body.

Last updated: March 2023