Adrenal gland cancer

Cancer of the adrenal glands. Small glands, one on top of each kidney. They are in 2 parts. The outer layer is the cortex, which makes steroids and small amounts of sex hormones. The inner layer is the medulla, which makes adrenalin.

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Most common cancers by age group

In children in Great Britain, leukaemia is the most common cancer, accounting for around a third (31% in boys and 29% in girls) of all cases in 2006-2008.[5,6] 

In male teenagers and young adults in the UK, germ cell tumours are the most common cancers, accounting for more than a quarter (27%) of all cases in 2000-2009.[7] In female teenagers and young adults in the UK, carcinomas are the most common cancers, accounting for around a third (31%) of all cases in 2000-2009.[7]