Bowel cancer Bowel cancer is cancer in any part of the large bowel, which includes the colon and rectum. Read more Lung cancer Lung cancer forms in the cells of one or both lungs, and it can affect anyone. Read more Melanoma of the skin Melanoma of the skin is the most serious of the three common types of skin cancer. Read more Breast cancer Breast cancer forms in the cells of the breast tissue. It can occur in women and, rarely, in men. Read more Prostate cancer Around 4,000 men in Aotearoa get the news that they have prostate cancer each year. Read more Advanced cancer Advanced cancer is when cancer cells have spread from where they first grew to other parts of the bo… Read more Bladder cancer Bladder cancer begins in the cells inside the bladder, the part of the body which holds the pee (uri… Read more Blood cancer There are many types of blood cancer. The main types are leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Read more Brain and spinal cancer Brain and spinal cancer are cancers that begin in the brain and spinal cord. Read more Cancer of unknown primary Sometimes cancer spreads through the body, and doctors are not able to find where it first started. Read more Cervical cancer Cervical cancer begins in the cervix, which is part of the female reproductive system. Read more Eye melanoma Eye melanoma, also called ocular melanoma, is a cancer of the eye. Read more Gynaecological cancers Gynaecological cancers are cancers of the female reproductive organs, including uterine cancer, ovar… Read more Head and neck cancers Head and neck cancer is a term for many cancers that start in the head and neck. Read more Kidney cancer Kidney cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in one or both kidneys. Read more Show more types of cancer
