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1 Conditions and Diseases Cancer En Español (Spanish Version) This collection focuses on conditions related to cancer. These comprehensive and concise factsheets are physician-reviewed and reflect the most current, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet. Visit our Cancer InDepth Collection for details that go beyond the information in the Fact Sheets. En Español (Spanish Version) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ A B C Acute granulocystic leukemia - child Acute myeloblastic leukemia - child Acute myelogenous leukemia - child Acute myeloid leukemia - child Acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia - child Adrenal cancer Adrenal cortical carcinoma Adrenocortical carcinoma Agranulocytosis AML - child Aphonia Astrocytoma Basal cell carcinoma Benign breast masses Bladder cancer Bone cancer Brain tumor and brain cancer - child Brain tumors Astrocytoma Brain tumor and brain cancer adult Glioblastoma multiforme Breast cancer Breast cysts Cancer fatigue Cancer of the cartilage Cancer of the larynx Cancer of the rectum Cancer of the voicebox Cancer pain syndromes Cancer, endometrial Cancer, nasopharyngeal Cancer, oropharyngeal Cancer, ovarian Cancer, testicular Cancer, throat Cancer, thyroid Page 1 of 6

2 Cancer, tongue Cancer, uterine Cancer Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute myelogenous leukemia - adult Astrocytoma Bladder cancer Bone cancer Brain tumor and brain cancer adult Breast cancer Cancer of the adrenal cortex Cervical cancer Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Chronic myelocytic leukemia Colon cancer Endometrial cancer Esophageal cancer Ewing's sarcoma Gallbladder cancer Glioblastoma multiforme Hairy cell leukemia Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's lymphoma - adult Kaposi's sarcoma Kidney cancer Laryngeal cancer Liver cancer Lung cancer Melanoma Nasopharyngeal cancer Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in adults Oropharyngeal cancer Osteosarcoma Ovarian cancer Pancreatic cancer Prostate cancer Living with prostate cancer Skin cancer Soft tissue sarcoma Soft tissue sarcoma (alveolar soft part sarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (angiosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans) Soft tissue sarcoma (desmoid sarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (fibrosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (leiomyosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (liposarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (lymphoma [lymphosarcoma]) Soft tissue sarcoma (malignant fibrous histiocytoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor) Soft tissue sarcoma (rhabdomyosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (synovial sarcoma) Stomach cancer Testicular cancer Throat cancer Thyroid cancer Tongue cancer Uterine cancer Page 2 of 6

3 Vaginal cancer Carcinomas Cartilage cancer Cervical cancer Cervical cancer screening Chondrosarcoma Chronic cystic mastitis Classic whipple Colon cancer Cystic disease E Endometrial adenocarcinoma Endometrial cancer Esophageal achalasia Esophageal cancer Ewing's family of tumors Ewing's family of tumors - child Ewing's sarcoma Ewing's sarcoma - child F Familial adenomatous polyposis Fatigue, cancer G Gallbladder cancer Gastric myoblastoma Gastric myosarcoma Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcoma Gastrointestinal smooth muscle tumor Gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma Gastrointestinal stromal tumor Germinoma GIST Glioblastoma multiforme Glioma Granulocytopenia Granulopenia H Hairy cell leukemia Hepatoma, malignant Hodgkin's disease - child Hodgkin's disease- adult Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma - child I IBC Inflammatory breast cancer Inflammatory breast carcinoma Page 3 of 6

4 Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast Ionizing radiation exposure K Kaposi's sarcoma Kidney cancer L Laryngeal cancer Leukemia - child Leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute myelogenous leukemia Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Chronic myelocytic leukemia Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis Liver cancer Liver cirrhosis Living with prostate cancer Loss of Voice Lymphedema Lymphoma, non-hodgkin's - child Lymphoma Hodgkin's disease- adult Hodgkin's lymphoma - adult Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in adults M Malignant hepatoma Mammary dysplasia Melanoma Meningioma Mesothelioma pleura Multiple myeloma N Nasopharyngeal cancer Nervous system tumor Neuroblastoma - child Neutropenia Non-hodgkin's lymphoma - child Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in adults Non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma Non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC O Oropharyngeal cancer Osteocartilaginous exostosis Osteochondroma Osteogenic sarcoma - child Osteosarcoma Page 4 of 6

5 Osteosarcoma - child Ovarian cancer P Pancreatectomy Pancreatectomy (central pancreatectomy) Pancreatectomy (distal pancreatectomy) Pancreatectomy (total pancreatectomy) Pancreatic cancer Pancreaticoduodenectomy Partial Loss of Voice Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors - child Pituitary adenoma Pituitary tumor Plasma-cell myeloma Pleural mesothelioma PNET PNET - child Primary Lymphedema Prostate cancer Living with prostate cancer R Radiation exposure Rectal cancer Rhabdomyosarcoma - child S Sarcoma, osteogenic - child Seconary Lymphedema Seminoma Skin cancer-basal cell Skin cancer Carcinomas Melanoma Skin cancer-squamos cell Soft tissue sarcoma Soft tissue sarcoma (alveolar soft part sarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (angiosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans) Soft tissue sarcoma (desmoid sarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (fibrosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (leiomyosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (liposarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (lymphoma [lymphosarcoma]) Soft tissue sarcoma (malignant fibrous histiocytoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor) Soft tissue sarcoma (rhabdomyosarcoma) Soft tissue sarcoma (synovial sarcoma) Squamous cell carcinoma Stomach cancer T Page 5 of 6

6 Testicular cancer Throat cancer Thyroid cancer Tongue cancer Tumor, gastrointestinal stromal U Uterine cancer V Vaginal cancer Voice, loss of Voice, partial loss of W Whipple procedure Whipple procedure (pp whipple) Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy) Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving whipple procedure) Wilms' tumor Page 6 of 6

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