Open full size image KEY POINTS ABOUT HEAD AND NECK CANCER Worldwide, head and neck cancer accounts for 380,000 deaths annually. Major risk factors for head and neck cancers include smoking, heavy alcohol use, and infection with human papilloma virus…
Open full size image Cutaneous melanoma KEY POINTS ABOUT MELANOMA The incidence of melanoma is rising faster than for any other malignancy and shows regional variation (4% to 5% of women and men in the United States and 1% to…
Open full size image KEY POINTS ABOUT PANCREATIC CANCER Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate among any solid tumors. , Median age at diagnosis is 70 years. Risk factors include smoking and obesity. Most patients are diagnosed at an…
Open full size image Hepatocellular carcinoma KEY POINTS ABOUT HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) HCC is a relatively uncommon cancer in the United States (annual incidence 6/100,000), but the incidence is rising; it is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.…
Open full size image Open full size image Esophageal cancer Key Points About Esophageal cancer Relatively uncommon cancer (annual incidence 4.3/100,000) The median age at diagnosis is 68 years. The incidence of squamous cell cancer of the esophagus has declined…
Open full size image KEY POINTS: ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Decreasing incidence in those over 50 years of age, but rising incidence in younger adults. Median age…
Open full size image KEY POINTS Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide (12.3% of newly diagnosed cancers in 2018) with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounting for 85% of the cases. Cigarette…
Open full size image Open full size image KEY POINTS ABOUT BLADDER CANCER Smoking is the leading cause of bladder cancer in the United States. The median age at diagnosis is 73 years. Non-muscle invasive disease is treated with cystoscopic…
Open full size image Open full size image KEY POINTS ABOUT TESTICULAR CANCER Worldwide, testicular cancer is a relatively rare cancer, accounting for 1% to 2% of all cancers (>52,000 new cases and almost 10,000 deaths worldwide every year); however,…
FIGO Staging System for Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer and Treatment by Stage. FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; LN, lymph node; MSI, microsatellite instability; CV, cardiovascular; VO, volume overload. Open full size image Open full size image Open full size…