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Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma - Introduction

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about these diseases and the parts of the body they may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.

About endocrine and neuroendocrine tumors

A tumor begins when the DNA of healthy cells is damaged, causing the cells to change and grow with less control, forming a mass.

Lung Cancer - Small Cell - Introduction

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Small Cell Lung Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.

Lung cancer affects more than 200,000 people in the United States each year and an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide each year. About 10% to 15% of people with lung cancer have a type called small cell lung cancer.

Breast Cancer, Male - Introduction

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Male Breast Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.

Male breast cancer, also called breast cancer in men, is rare. It occurs much less often than breast cancer in women. But the diseases are similar in many ways.

Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - Childhood - Introduction

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Pleuropulmonary Blastoma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare type of childhood lung tumor that begins in the chest, either in the lung tissue (pulmonary) or in the tissue that covers the lungs and the inside of the pleura, also called the chest cavity.

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