Conditions Giving Rise to Cancer & Types of Cancer
Find alphabetical list of conditions giving rise to cancer & types cancer below. Read more about cancer here…
Conditions Giving Rise to Cancer:
- Actinic Cheilitis Fact Sheet – can lead to squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- Actinic Keratosis Fact Sheet– can lead to squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- Atrophic Gastritis Fact Sheet – can lead to stomach cancer
- Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO) Fact Sheet – can lead to penile cancer
- Barrett’s Oesophagus Fact Sheet – can lead to oesophageal cancer
- Bowenoid Papulosis Fact Sheet – squamous cell carcinoma in situ (genitalia)
- Bowen’s Disease Fact Sheet – can lead to squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- Castleman Disease Fact Sheet – can lead to lymphoma
- Cervical Dysplasia Fact Sheet – can lead to cervical cancer
- Dyskeratosis Congenita Fact Sheet – can lead to leukaemia & other cancers
- Desmoid Fibromatosis Fact Sheet – is not cancerous, however, can invade other tissue
- Erythroplakia Fact Sheet – can lead to oral cavity cancers
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Fact Sheet – can lead to colon cancer
- Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome Fact Sheet– can lead to basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- Leukoplakia Fact Sheet – can lead to oral cavity cancers
- Lichen Planus Fact Sheet – can lead to mouth, vulvar and penile Cancer
- Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance (MGUS) – risk of developing into a blood cancer such as myeloma (cancer of plasma cells) or lymphoma (cancer of lymphatic system)
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Fact Sheet – pre-leukaemic disorder
- Oral Submucous Fibrosis Fact Sheet – linked to oral cancers
- Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PeIN) Fact Sheet – linked to penile cancer
- Polycythaemia Vera Fact Sheet – can lead to leukaemia
- Sideropenic Dysphagia Fact Sheet – can lead to oesohageal / pharyngeal cancer
- Solar Elastosis Fact Sheet – pre-cursor to squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
- Symptomatic Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumour Fact Sheet – not cancerous but can grow and cause damage to the surrounding tissue and structures of the body
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) Fact Sheet – may lead to multiple skin cancers during lifetime
The Top 5 Invasive Cancers Reported in South Africa (NCR 2019)
Males:
- Prostate
- Colorectal
- Lung
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Melanoma
Females:
- Breast
- Cervix
- Colorectal
- Uterus
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
The above-mentioned excludes non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) including basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC).
Types of Cancer:
- Adamantinoma
- Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
- Anal Cancer (Anus)
- Angiosarcoma
- Appendix Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer – Giant Cell Tumour of Bone
- Brain & Central Nervous System Cancer
- Breast Cancer (female) – see Women’s Health section for additional info
- Breast Cancer (female) Metastatic
- Breast Cancer (female) – Paget’s Disease
- Breast Cancer (male) – see Men’s Health section for additional info
- Carcinoid Tumours
- Cervical Cancer – see Women’s Health section for additional info
- Childhood and Teen Cancer
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Colorectal Cancer
- Connective Tissue Cancer
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
- Desmoplastic Small Round-Cell Tumour
- Duodenal Cancer
- Ear Cancer
- Epitheloid Sarcoma
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Ewing’s Sarcoma (Soft Tissue)
- Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
- Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma
- Eye Cancer
- Eye (Ocular) Melanoma
- Fallopian Tube Cancer – read more about Women’s Health…
- Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
- Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
- Gallbladder
- Gastrinoma
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease – read more about Women’s Health…
- Giant Condyloma Acuminatum (Buschke–Löwenstein Tumour)
- Gliosarcoma
- Gum Cancer
- Gynaecological Sarcomas
- Heart Cancer
- Haemangiosarcoma
- Human Papilloma Virus Infection & Cancer
- Insulinoma
- Intestine (small)
- Kaposi Sarcoma
- Kidney Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer (Larynx)
- Leiomyosarcoma – Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
- Leukaemia – Adult Hairy Cell
- Leukaemia – Erythroid (Adult Acute)
- Leukaemia – Lymphoblastic – ALL (Adult Acute)
- Leukaemia – Lymphoblastic – CLL (Adult Chronic)
- Leukaemia – Megakaryoblastic
- Leukaemia – Myelofibrosis
- Leukaemia – Myeloid – AML (Adult Acute)
- Leukaemia – Myeloid – CML (Adult Chronic)
- Leukaemia – Myelomonocytic (Adult Acute)
- Leukaemia – Myelomonocytic – CMML (Adult Chronic)
- Leukaemia – Promyelocytic – APL (Adult Acute)
- Lip Cancer
- Liposarcoma
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma – Aids Related
- Lymphoma – Anaplastic Large Cell
- Lymphoma – Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell (AITL)
- Lymphoma – Burkitt
- Lymphoma – Diffuse Large B Cell
- Lymphoma – Follicular
- Lymphoma – Hodgkin’s
- Lymphoma – Mantle Cell
- Lymphoma – Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)
- Lymphoma – Nodal Marginal Zone
- Lymphoma – Non-Hodgkin’s
- Lymphoma – Non-Hodgkin’s: Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
- Lymphoma – Non-Hodgkin’s: Richter’s Syndrome
- Lymphoma – Non-Hodgkin’s – Waldenstrom Macroglobulinaemia
- Lymphoma – T-Cell: Mycosis Fungoides
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma – find support resources for patients & loved ones…
- Mesothelioma – Peritoneal
- Mouth
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myxofibrosarcoma
- Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma
- Oesophageal Cancer (Oesophagus)
- Oligodendroglioma
- Osteosarcoma
- Ovarian (Ovary) Cancer – read more about Women’s Health…
- Ovary (Germ Cell Tumour)
- Ovary (Teratoma of the Ovary)
- Paget’s Disease of the Scrotum – read more about Men’s Health…
- Palate Cancer
- Pancoast Tumour
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours
- Paranasal Sinus & Nasal Cavity
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Penile Cancer – read more about Men’s Health…
- Peritoneal Cancer Primary (PPC)
- Pharangeal Cancer (pharynx or throat)
- Phyllodes Tumour – read more about Women’s Health…
- Pineoblastoma
- Pituitary Gland Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Polycythaemia Vera
- Prostate Cancer – read more about Men’s Health…
- Rectal Cancer
- Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma Adult
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Sarcoma
- Skin Cancer: Basal Cell Carcinoma | Kaposi Sarcoma | Malignant Melanoma | Merkel Cell Carcinoma | Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma | Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Spitz Naevi (usually present in toddlers and children) and can mistakenly be thought to be malignant melanoma because of the close resemblance | Albinism & Cancer Risk | Link to Solar Radiation | Climate Change Heatwaves and its Effect on the Incidence of Skin Cancer | Dangers Sunbeds
- Solitary Fibrous Tumour
- Somatostatinoma
- Spinal Cord Cancer
- Spindle Cell Sarcoma
- Spleen Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Synovial Sarcoma
- Testicular Cancer | Endodermal Sinus Tumour of the Testicles – read more about Men’s Health
- Thymoma
- Thyroid Cancer – Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer | Hürthle Cell Thyroid Cancer | Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsils Cancer
- Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase (TRK) Fusion Cancer
- Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
- Unknown Primary Cancer (CUP)
- Ureteral Cancer (Ureter)
- Urethral Cancer (Urethra)
- Uterine Cancer (Uterus) – read more about Women’s Health…
- Vaginal & Vulvar Melanoma
- Vaginal Cancer (Vagina) – read more about Women’s Health…
- Vaginal Clear-Cell Adenosarcoma – read more about Women’s Health…
- Vascular Sarcoma
- Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- Vulvar Cancer (Vulva) – read more about Women’s Health…
Nutrition:
- Nutrition and Related Tips for People Living with Cancer
- Nutrition for Adults Undergoing Cancer Treatment
- Nutrition for Children Diagnosed with Cancer
Per Cancer Type:
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Kidney Cancer
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Liver Cancer
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer
- Nutrition for Individuals Diagnosed with Stomach Cancer
Other:
- Nutrition for Individuals Living with a Colostomy
- Nutrition for Individuals Living with an Ileostomy
- Nutrition for Individuals Living with a Urostomy
Has Cancer Touched Your Life?
Cancer affects one in four South Africans, through diagnosis of family, friends, colleagues or self.
We want you to know that you are not alone and that we would like to support you and your loved ones, regardless of how cancer has touched your life.
Find info & online resources to help you fight cancer and please read more about CANSA’s Holistic Care & Support which is offered at our CANSA Care Centres countrywide.