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Types of cancer that start with C
12 types of cancer start with C, from “Cancer of unknown primary” to “Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
All 12 types of cancer that start with C
- Cancer of unknown primary
- Carcinoid tumoralso Carcinoid tumour, Carcinoid
- Carcinoma
- Cervical canceralso Cervical, Cervix
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Choriocarcinoma
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemiaalso Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, CLL
- Chronic myeloid leukemiaalso Chronic myeloid leukaemia, CML
- Colon canceralso Bowel cancer, Colorectal cancer, Colon, Bowel, Colorectal
- Craniopharyngioma
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
About this list
- C is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 125 types of cancer (10%).
- Shortest: “Chordoma”. Longest: “Chronic lymphocytic leukemia”.
- 7 names have more than one word.
- 5 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many types of cancer start with C?
- 12 of the 125 types of cancer in Icillion start with C, for example Colon cancer, Cervical cancer and Carcinoma.
- What is the longest name among types of cancer that start with C?
- The longest is “Chronic lymphocytic leukemia” and the shortest is “Chordoma”.
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