cancer
IPA: kˈænsɝ
noun
- (medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
- (figuratively) Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22 - July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16 - August 15 (sidereal astrology).
- Someone with a Cancer star sign.
adjective
- (slang) Extremely unpleasant and annoying.
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Examples of "cancer" in Sentences
- The treatment depends on the staging of the cancer.
- The chronic phase encompasses the treatment for cancer.
- The cancer is in remission and he is continuing treatment.
- Cancer that occurs in this way is called incipient cancer.
- The cancer is in remission and he is continuing treatments.
- The cuddly breast cancer movement is hated by many with the disease.
- The cancer is incurable and he has decided to forego further treatment.
- Given the cancer treatments available at the time, the prognosis was grim.
- The presentation of disease at the beginning of the cancer can be different.
- The contribution of this trust in the field of Cancer Treatment is commendable.
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