Cancer types
What cancers do adults get?
The main types of cancers that adults get are:
- Bowel Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
Bowel cancer
Bowel cancer can grow from either the inner lining of the bowel or from a small raised area called a polyp.
Polyps are usually harmless, but some can become cancerous (malignant) and spread.
Breast cancer
Breast cancer develops when some of the cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. A cancerous growth then appears somewhere inside the breast.
It is commonly detected initially by feeling a lump in the breast or surrounding tissue. Diagnosis is usually confirmed by a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy.
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a cancer of the cells in the lungs.
There are two types of lung cancer: small cell and non-small cell.
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer develops when the cells in the prostate gland grow forming a tumour. Most prostate cancer forms only within the prostate and as it is slow-growing compared to other cancers it is usually detected earlier.
It can spread to other parts of the body, and this is known as advanced prostate cancer.
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