Category: Rx Cancer (A – Z)

Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chromophobe RCC) is a rare type of kidney cancer that starts in the lining cells of the tiny tubes in...

Benign choroid plexus papilloma is a slow-growing, non-cancer brain tumor that starts from the choroid plexus, the soft tissue inside the brain chambers (ventricles)...

Choroid plexus papilloma is a rare, slow-growing brain tumour that starts in the choroid plexus, the tissue inside the brain’s ventricles that makes cerebrospinal...

Anaplastic choroid plexus papilloma is a rare, fast-growing brain tumor that starts in the choroid plexus, the tissue inside the brain ventricles that makes...

Choroid plexus carcinoma is a rare, fast-growing brain cancer that starts in the choroid plexus, the soft tissue inside the brain’s ventricles that makes...

Chorionic carcinoma is an older name for choriocarcinoma, a very fast-growing cancer that comes from cells of the placenta called trophoblasts. These cells normally...

Chorionepithelioma is an older name for gestational choriocarcinoma, a very fast-growing cancer that starts from trophoblast cells of the placenta after a pregnancy event...

Chorioblastoma is another name for choriocarcinoma, a very fast-growing cancer that starts from trophoblastic cells. These are the cells that help an early baby...

Choriocarcinoma is a rare, very fast-growing cancer that starts from the cells of a pregnancy (trophoblast cells). These are the cells that normally form...

Choriocarcinoma is a rare, fast-growing cancer that starts from the cells that normally form the placenta in pregnancy. These cells are called trophoblast cells....

Notochordoma is another name for chordoma, a very rare cancer that grows from tiny “leftover” cells of the notochord, an early structure that helps...

Chordoma is a rare type of bone cancer that grows in the bones of the spine or at the base of the skull. It...

Fibrochondrosarcoma is a rare cancer of the skeleton that starts from cartilage-making cells and fibrous (scar-like) tissue in bone or sometimes in soft tissue...

Malignant chondrosarcoma is a cancer that starts from cartilage-forming cells. Cartilage is the smooth, rubbery tissue that covers the ends of bones and helps...

Chondrosarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in cartilage-making cells. Cartilage is the smooth, rubbery tissue that covers the ends of bones and...

Chondromatous giant cell tumor is an old name for a rare bone tumor that doctors now call chondroblastoma. It is a benign (non-cancer) tumor...

Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign (non-cancer) bone tumor that usually grows in the end of a long bone, close to a joint, such as...

Cholangiosarcoma (more often called cholangiocarcinoma) is a rare cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are thin tubes that carry a green...

Cholangiocarcinoma means cancer that starts in the cells lining the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes that carry bile (a yellow-green fluid) from...

Intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct cholangiocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts from the lining cells of the bile ducts, the tiny tubes...