Question

Which of the following sets of cancers are examples of carcinoma?

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• Bone, cartilage, and muscle sarcoma

• Breast, lung, and stomach cancer

• Acute and chronic leukaemia

• Hodgkin's disease

Answer 1

Carcinomas are malignant epithelial tumours, and breast, lung, and stomach cancers are typical examples. Bone, cartilage, and muscle tumours are sarcomas, Hodgkin's disease is a lymphoma, and acute and chronic leukaemia are forms of leukaemia.