Organ-Defined Cancers
An organ or tissue is the source of an organ-defined cancer, which is a class of cancers with a named diagnosis. A few instances of cancers that are classified according to their organs are skin, lung, breast, colon, and prostate cancers. Diverse risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options are among the distinctive features of each type of cancer that is defined by an organ. For example, age, family history, lifestyle, and other factors may play a role in breast cancer, which is more common in women, but tobacco use is substantially associated with lung cancer. Enhancing the precision of diagnosis and staging, creating novel and more potent treatments, and figuring out how to stop and lower the risk of organ-defined cancers are the main goals of ongoing research in this area.