A guide to cancer types and chemotherapy medications This guides lists words that mean cancer, cancer types and intravenous chemotherapy medications. If you have any questions, see page 10 for details on how to contact Macmillan Cancer Support. Contents Words that mean cancer Cancer types Intravenous chemotherapy medications Words that mean cancer The following list of words are all terms that mean a form of cancer: Adenocarinoma Carcinoma Carcinoid Leukemia Lymphoma Malignant tumour Malignancy Melanoma Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk Page 1 of 10
Mesothelioma Metastasis Myeloma Osteosarcoma Primary tumour Sarcoma Secondary tumour Secondaries Seminoma Teratoma Cancer types Cancer types are listed below: Anal cancer Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) Bladder cancer Bone cancer, primary bone Chondrosarcoma Chordoma Ewing s sarcoma Osteosarcoma Bone cancer, secondary Bowel cancer (colorectal cancer) Small bowel cancer Brain tumours Acoustic neuroma Astrocytic tumours CNS lymphoma (central nervous system lymphoma Ependymoma Page 2 of 10 Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk
Haemangioblastoma Medulloblastoma Meningioma Mixed gliomas Oligodendroglioma Pineal region tumours Pituitary tumours Breast cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) Her-2 positive breast cancer Inflammatory breast cancer Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) Paget s disease of the breast Triple negative breast cancer Breast cancer-secondary Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) Carcinosarcoma Cervical cancer Colon cancer Endocrine tumours Adrenal gland tumours Multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MEN1) Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2 (MEN2) Pancreatic cancer Parathyroid gland tumours Pituitary gland tumours Thyroid cancer Anaplastic thyroid cancer Follicular thyroid cancer Medullary thyroid cancer Papilliary thyroid cancer Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk Page 3 of 10
Endometrial cancer (type of womb cancer) Eye cancer (ocular melanoma) Gall bladder cancer Gastric cancer (stomach cancer) Gastro-oesophageal cancer Gullet (oesophagus) cancer Head and neck cancer Lip Pharynx pharyngeal Tongue Hepatocellular (type of liver cancer) Hepatoma (type of liver cancer) Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) Kidney cancer Laryngeal cancer (Larynx cancer, cancer of the voice box) Leukaemia Acute lymphoblastic Acute myeloid Acute erythroleukaemia Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia Acute monocytic/monoblastic leukaemia Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) Chronic lymphocytic Chronic myeloid Liver cancer Liver cancer, secondary Lung cancer Mesothelioma Peritoneal mesothelioma Page 4 of 10 Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk
Pleural mesothelioma Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Pulmonary blastoma Small-cell lung cancer Lung cancer, secondary Lymph node cancer, secondary Lymphoma Hodgkin Non-Hodgkin Burkitt lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Follicular lymphoma Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma MALT lymphoma (mucosa associated lymphoid tissue) Mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma Nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma Small lymphocytic lymphoma Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma Malignant Tumours Melanoma Acral melanoma Advanced melanoma Lentigo maligna melanoma Melanoma 1mm and over Nodular Superficial spreading melanoma Thin melanoma Mesothelioma Peritoneal mesothelioma Pleural mesothelioma Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk Page 5 of 10
Myeloma Plasmacytoma Neuroendocrine tumours Carcinoid Gastrinoma Glucagonoma Insulinoma Somatastatinoma VIPoma Occult primary tumour Ovarian cancer Pancreatic cancer Penis cancer Primary liver cancer Primary peritoneal Primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) Prostate cancer Prostatic cancer Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) Rare cancers Rectal cancer Renal cancer Skin cancer Basal cell cancer BCC (rodent ulcer) Melanoma Acral melanoma Advanced melanoma Lentigo maligna melanoma Melanoma 1mm and over Page 6 of 10.. Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk
Nodular Superficial spreading melanoma Thin melanoma Melanoma in situ Non-melanoma skin cancer Squamous cell cancer (SCC) Soft tissue sarcomas Angiosarcomas Desmoid tumours Ewing s tumours Fibrosarcomas Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) Kaposis sarcoma (KS) Leiomyosarcomas Liposarcomas Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) Myxofibrosarcomas Other sarcomas Rhabdomyosarcomas Synovial sarcomas Spinal cord tumours Stomach cancer Testicular cancer Nonseminomatous germ cell tumour (NSGCT) Seminoma Teratoma Thymus cancer Thymic carcinoma Thymoma Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk Page 7 of 10
Thyroid cancer Anaplastic thyroid cancer Follicular thyroid cancer Medullary thyroid cancer Papilliary thyroid cancer Trachea (windpipe) cancer Unknown primary cancer (UPC) Unknown primary tumour (UPT) Vagina cancer Vulva cancer Waldenstrom s macroglobulinaemia Womb (uterus) cancer Intravenous (IV) chemotherapy drugs Here is a list of intravenous (IV) chemotherapy drugs: Amsacrine - Amsidine Bleomycin Busulfan - Busilvex Carboplatin Carmustine Cisplatin Cladribine - Leustat Clofarabine - Evoltra Crisantaspase - Erwinase Cyclophosphamide Cytarabine Dacarbazine Dactinomycin Cosmegen, Lyovac Daunorubicin - DaunoXome (Cerubidin was formerly used) Page 8 of 10 Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk
Docetaxel - Taxotere Doxorubicin - Caelyx / Myocet (both lipid formulations for IV), (NB Adriamycin was formerly used) Epirubicin - Pharmorubicin Etoposide - Etopophos / Eposin Fludarabine - Fludara Fluorouracil Gemcitabine - Gemzar Idarubicin - Zavedos Ifosfamide Irinotecan - Campto Melphalan - Alkeran Methotrexate Mitomycin - Mitomycin C Kyowa Mitoxantrone - Onkotrone Oxaliplatin - Eloxatin Paclitaxel - Abraxane / Taxol Pemetrexed - Alimta Pentostatin - Nipent Raltitrexed - Tomudex Streptozocin - Zanosar Teniposide Vumon, VM-26 Thiotepa Tioguanine Lanvis / 6-Thioguanine Topotecan - Hycamtin Treosulfan Treosulfan Vinblastine - Velbe Vincristine - Oncovin Vindesine - Eldisine Vinorelbine - Navelbine Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk Page 9 of 10
More information and support If you have any questions about cancer, ask Macmillan. If you need support, ask Macmillan. Or if you just want someone to talk to, ask Macmillan. Our cancer support specialists are here for everyone living with cancer, whatever you need. Call free on 0808 808 00 00, Monday Friday, 9am 8pm www.macmillan.org.uk We make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is accurate but it should not be relied upon to reflect the current state of medical research, which is constantly changing. If you are concerned about your health, you should consult your doctor. Macmillan cannot accept liability for any loss or damage resulting from any inaccuracy in this information or third party information such as information on websites to which we link. Macmillan Cancer Support 2011. Registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Registered office 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ Page 10 of 10 Questions about cancer? Ask Macmillan 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk