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Enlist the various types of cancer .

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There are five types of cancer , viz. Carcinoma , sacroma , lymphoma , leukemia and adenoma .
1. Carcinoma is cancer of epithelial cells that cover internal and external parts of the body such as lung , breast and colon cancer.
2 Sarcoma is the cancer of connective tissue such as bone , cartilage , fat , muscle and other supportive tissue .
3 . Lymphoma is the cancer of lymph nodes and immune system tissues .
4 . Leukemia is cancer that begins in the bone marrow and then spreads to the blood cells .
5 . Adenoma is the cancer that arises in the throid , the pituitary gland , the adernal gland and othe r glandular tissues .
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