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Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Usually, white blood cells divide and grow in a controlled way. In leukaemia, this process gets out of control.

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. In lymphoma, white blood cells called lymphocytes grow out of control and make a lump.

Primary brain tumours are tumours that start in the brain. Any illness related to your brain can be scary. If there is something you do not understand, don’t be scared to ask.

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People with ALL make too many immature blood cells, called lymphoblasts. Lymphoblasts do not mature so they cannot fight infection like normal white blood cells do.

People with AML make too many immature white blood cells, called myeloblasts. As the myeloblasts do not mature, they cannot do the jobs that healthy blood cells do.

There are different types of bone cancer. The most common types to affect teenagers and young adults are osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. Both are more common in young men than in young women.

Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that develop from cells in the soft, supporting tissues of the body. The soft tissue sarcomas most likely to affect teenagers and young adults are rhabdomyosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, fibrosarcoma and soft tissue Ewing sarcoma.