Category: Rx Cancer (A – Z)

Cholangiocarcinoma of the biliary tract is a cancer that starts in the cells lining the bile ducts, which carry bile from the liver to...

Cholangiocellular carcinoma (also called cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer) is a cancer that grows from the cells lining the bile ducts. These bile ducts...

Cholangiocellular carcinoma means a cancer that starts from the cells that line the bile ducts. These ducts are like small tubes that carry bile...

Adult primary cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer that starts in the cells lining the bile ducts, not as a spread from another cancer. These bile...

Paediatric optic nerve glioma is a usually slow-growing brain/nerve tumor that starts in the supportive “glial” cells around the optic nerve (the cable that...

Glioma of the paediatric visual pathway means a brain tumour that grows along the child’s “seeing wires.” These wires include the optic nerves (behind...

Childhood optic tract glioma is a type of brain tumour that grows in the optic tract, which is the cable of nerve fibres that...

Childhood optic nerve glioma is a slow-growing brain tumor that starts in the cells that support and protect the optic nerve, the cable that...

Childhood medulloblastoma is a cancer that starts in a part of the brain called the cerebellum. The cerebellum sits at the back and bottom...

Childhood malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that starts in pigment-making cells called melanocytes in a child or teenager. These cells give...

Telencephalon juvenile astrocytoma is a brain tumor that grows from special support cells in the brain called astrocytes, in the upper part of the...

Pediatric cerebral astrocytoma is a brain tumour that starts in the main part of a child’s brain called the cerebrum. The cerebrum is the...

Pediatric astrocytoma of the cerebrum is a brain tumor in a child that starts from special support cells in the brain called astrocytes. These...

A childhood astrocytic tumor of the telencephalon is a brain growth that begins in special support cells called astrocytes, inside the large upper part...

Childhood cerebral astrocytoma is a brain tumor that starts in special support cells of the brain called astrocytes. Astrocytes are star-shaped cells that help...

A childhood astrocytic tumor of the cerebellum is a growth that starts from special support cells in the brain called astrocytes, which look like...

Cerebellum juvenile astrocytoma usually means a pilocytic astrocytoma that grows in the cerebellum of a child or teenager. The cerebellum is the lower back...

A childhood carcinoid tumor is a rare type of cancer that starts from neuroendocrine cells in a child’s body. These special cells act like...

Pediatric brain stem glioma means a tumor that starts from glial (support) cells inside the brain stem in a child. The brain stem is...

A childhood brain stem glioma is a tumor that starts from glial cells (helper cells of the brain) and grows inside the brainstem in...