Living Well With Lung Cancer
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The disease can also start in your rectum, the part of your large intestine where the leftover waste from digested food, called stool, gets pushed out of your body.
Breasts. Most breast cancers are adenocarcinomas. They start in the glands of the breast where milk is made.
Esophagus. This is the tube that carries food from your mouth to yourstomach. Adenocarcinoma usually starts in mucus glands that line the lower part of your esophagus.
Lungs. Adenocarcinoma makes up about 40% of lung cancers. It's most often found in the outer part of the lungs and grows more slowly than other types of lung cancer. You usually get it if you're a smoker or used to be one.
Pancreas. This is an organ in the back of your belly, behind your stomach. It makes hormones and enzymes that help digest food.
About 85% of pancreatic cancers are caused by adenocarcinoma. These tumors start in the ducts of this organ.
Prostate. This is a gland in men that's just below the bladder. It helps make some of the fluid that protects sperm cells. Adenocarcinoma starts in the cells that make this fluid. Most prostate cancers are this type.