Most common types of cancer
We can have cancer in any and every structure of the human body, but some types of cancer are more common. Luckily, many types of aggressive and unresponsive cancers are not usual, as in the case of rhabdomyosarcoma. But others are very common and may affect a very high proportion of patients. They are:
Breast cancer
It is a type of cancer that is more common in women than men, because, even though they both have breast tissue, women’s breasts are more abundant. Breast cancer is also a hormone-dependent type of cancer, and it usually responds to estrogen. Thus, women with a high risk of breast cancer and survivors of this type of cancer should not use oral contraceptive pills that contain this hormone.