CANCER: Protect Yourself Against Cancer Cancer is a disease of the cells, which are the body’s basic building blocks. The body constantly makes new cells to help us grow, replace worn-out tissue and heal injuries. Normally, cells multiply and die in an orderly way. Common Types of Cancer Skin Cancer . (Skin Cancer is divided into the non-melanoma and melanoma ) Lung Cancer Prostate Cancer Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Kidney ( Renal ) Cancer Bladder Cancer Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma HOW CANCER START The cancer that first develops in a tissue or organ is called the primary cancer. A malignant tumour is usually named after the organ or type of cell affected. A malignant tumour that has not spread to other parts of the body is called localised cancer. A tumour may invade deeper into surrounding tissue and can grow its own blood vessels (a process known as angiogenesis). If cancerous cells grow and form another tumour at a new...