What are the most common types of cancer?

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Nov 24, 2015

Different types of cancers are :-
1. Carcinoma - It is Malignant tumor of epithelial tissues. About 85% of the cancers are carcinoma
eg - Lung cancer , skin cancer , breast cancer etc.
2. Sarcoma - Malignant tumor of non epithelial tissue or Connective tissues
eg - Myoma( cancer of muscular tissues )
3. Lukemia - Blood cancer , due to increase in number of WBC
4. Malanoma - cancer of melanocytes of skin
5. Glioma - Cancer of Glial cells of nervous tissue
6. Lipoma - cancer of Adipose tissue