Cancer/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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Carcinoma [r]: Malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells; the most common class of cancer, including the common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer in humans, not a general term for cancer but frequently and incorrectly used as such ^[e]
Leukemia [r]: Progressive but treatable disease of the leukocytes in the blood and their precursors in bone marrow; classified by the maturity of the proliferating cells ^[e]
Lymphoma [r]: A malignancy of the lymphoid immune cells. ^[e]
Sarcoma [r]: A class of neoplasms that originate in connective tissue or its precursor mesenchymal stem cells ^[e]
Mesothelioma [r]: Tumors derived from the mesothelial cells lining the peritoneum and the pleura ^[e]
Glioma [r]: A central nervous system tumor, which may be benign or malignant, which arises from neuroglial cells ^[e]
Germinoma [r]: Tumors derived from germ cells, normally found in the testicle and ovary ^[e]
Choriocarcinoma [r]: Malignant carcinoma derived from the placenta ^[e]

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 ===Types===
 {{r|Carcinoma}}
-* Hematologic malignancies, including [[lymphoma]] and [[leukemia]]: malignant tumors derived from [[blood]] and [[bone marrow]] cells
+{{r|Leukemia}}
+{{r|Lymphoma}}
 {{r|Sarcoma}}
-{{r|Mesothelioma}} tumors derived from the [[mesothelium|mesothelial]] cells lining the [[peritoneum]] and the [[pleura]].
+{{r|Mesothelioma}}
-{{r|Glioma}} tumors derived from [[glia]], the most common type of [[brain]] cell
+{{r|Glioma}}
-{{r|Germinoma}} tumors derived from germ cells, normally found in the [[testicle]] and [[ovary]]
+{{r|Germinoma}}
-{{r|Choriocarcinoma}} malignant tumors derived from the [[placenta]]
+{{r|Choriocarcinoma}}
 ===Risk factors===