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Cancer Definitions

We invite you to prepare yourself with information about cancer types using the resources of our on-line health library.

  • Adrenal Gland
  • Anal Cancer
  • Bile Duct
  • Bladder
  • Brain Tumors 
  • Breast
  • Cancer of Unknown Primary Site (CUPS)
  • Carcinoids of the Gastrointestinal Tract 
  • Carcinoids of the Lungs 
  • Cervical
  • Colon and Rectum 
  • Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma  
  • Esophagus
  • Eye Cancers
  • Gallbladder
  • Head and Neck 
  • Islet Cell and other Pancreatic Carcinomas
  • Kaposi's Sarcoma
  • Kidney
  • Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancer
  • Leukemia
    • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) 
    • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
    • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
    • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
     
  • Liver
  • Lung: Non-Small Cell (Thoracic) 
  • Lung: Small Cell (Thoracic)
  • Lymphoma: AIDS-Associated
  • Lymphoma: Hodgkin's Disease 
  • Lymphomas: Non-Hodgkin's 
  • Melanoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome 
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders
  • Nasal Cavity/Paranasal Sinus
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Ovarian
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  • Pancreas
  • Parathyroid
  • Pediatric
  • Penis
  • Pituitary
  • Prostate
  • Salivary Gland
  • Sarcomas of Bone and Soft Tissue 
  • Skin
  • Small Intestine 
  • Spinal Cord Tumors
    • Adult
    • Pediatric
     
  • Stomach
  • Testicular
  • Thoracic
    • Lung: Non-Small Cell
    • Lung: Small Cell
     
  • Thymus 
  • Thyroid
  • Trophoblastic Disease 
  • Uterine or Endometrial Cancer
  • Uterus: Uterine Sarcomas 
  • Vagina
  • Vulva
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    - For Appointments: 319-356-4200
    - For Questions: 800-237-1225 or visit Cancer Information Service

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Cancer Clinic, Pomerantz Pavilion
Elevator M, Level 1
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