Types of cancer
Haematology
Leukaemia is a group of blood cancers that typically begin in the bone marrow, resulting in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells, known as blasts or leukaemia cells, are not fully developed.
Myelodysplastic syndromes (also called myelodysplasia or MDS) are a rare form of blood cancer, where individuals do not have enough healthy blood cells.
Oncology
Cervical cancer is a cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix. It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Childhood cancer refers to cancer that occurs in children from birth to 14 years old and in teenagers between the ages of 15 – 19 years old.
Colorectal cancer, or colon cancer, occurs in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon).
Nasopharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer where malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the nasopharynx. The nasopharynx is the upper part of the pharynx (throat) behind the nose.
Ovarian cancer refers to any cancerous growth that begins in the ovary. This is the part of the female body that produces eggs.
Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer cells, and with prostate cancer, the cells of the prostate gland start growing uncontrollably.