Cancer Types
Plain-language explanations of specific cancers.
Cancer Types
What Is Breast Cancer?
A plain-language overview of breast cancer, where it starts, and how it is found and treated, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
6 min read 路 Beginner
Cancer Types
What Is Colorectal Cancer?
A plain-language explanation of colorectal cancer, how it often starts as a polyp, and why removing polyps can help, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read 路 Beginner
Cancer Types
What Is Leukemia?
A plain-language explanation of leukemia, a group of blood cell cancers, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read 路 Beginner
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What Is Lung Cancer?
A plain-language overview of lung cancer, its two main types, and its main cause, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
5 min read 路 Beginner
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What Is Lymphoma?
A plain-language explanation of lymphoma, a cancer that begins in the lymph system, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read 路 Beginner
Cancer Types
What Is Melanoma?
A plain-language explanation of melanoma, how it differs from other skin cancers, and how UV radiation can lead to skin cancer, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read 路 Beginner
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What Is Pancreatic Cancer?
A plain-language explanation of pancreatic cancer and the two kinds of cells it can start in, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read 路 Beginner
Cancer Types
What Is Prostate Cancer?
A plain-language look at prostate cancer, why it often grows slowly, and what screening involves, based on National Cancer Institute resources.
3 min read 路 Beginner