• Question: how many types of cancer are there

    Asked by 1liamisalegend to Tom on 3 Jul 2012.
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      Tom Lister answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      Cancers develop differently if they come from different types of cells

      I tried answering during the session, but it’s hard to keep up! I know of about 10 types of skin cancer, from about 4 different types of cell. You also get cancers which are similar, but called different things because they are in different organs.

      I would hazard a guess at about 100 different types that have been described, with more to be found.

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