What are the different types of cancers?
Cancers are classified in two ways: Histological type, or the type of tissue in which the cancer originated, and by primary site, or the location in the body where the cancer first developed.

From a histological standpoint, there are hundreds of different cancers, which are grouped into six major categories: 
1. Carcinoma
2. Sarcoma
3. Myeloma
4. Leukemia
5. Lymphoma
6. Mixed Types
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What are the different types of cancers?

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Cancers are classified in two ways: Histological type, or the type of tissue in which the cancer originated, and by primary site, or the location in the body where the cancer first developed.

From a histological standpoint, there are hundreds of different cancers, which are grouped into six major categories: 
1. Carcinoma
2. Sarcoma
3. Myeloma
4. Leukemia
5. Lymphoma
6. Mixed Types
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