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Noun
/ˈkansər/,
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cancers, plural;
  1. The disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body
    • - he's got cancer
    • - smoking is the major cause of lung cancer
  2. A malignant growth or tumor resulting from such a division of cells
    • - most skin cancers are curable
  3. A practice or phenomenon perceived to be evil or destructive and hard to contain or eradicate
    • - racism is a cancer sweeping across Europe
  1. (cancer) any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
  2. (cancer) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
  3. (cancer) a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
  4. (cancer) the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
  5. (cancer) type genus of the family Cancridae
  6. (cancerous) relating to or affected with cancer; "a cancerous growth"
  7. (Cancer (album)) Cancer is an album by My Disco, released on November 7, 2006. The album marked a change in direction for the band, further into math rock, shifting towards minimalism, a theme further explored and refined in the following album Paradise. The album was recorded in mid 2006.
  8. (Cancer (band)) Cancer was a British death / thrash metal band formed in Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire in 1988. Over the course of their career they released five full-length albums, including one for the major label East West, breaking up in 2006.
  9. (Cancer (comics)) Cancer is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
  10. (Cancer (constellation)) Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is . Cancer is small and its stars are faint. ...
  11. (Cancer (genus)) Cancer is a genus of marine crabs, including familiar crabs of the littoral zone, such as the edible crab and the Jonah crab.
  12. (Cancer (journal)) Cancer is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by John Wiley & Sons for the American Cancer Society as their official journal. The journal started publication in 1948. ...
  13. (Cancer) The genus containing crabs
  14. (cancer) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation
  15. (cancer) malignant tissue that is invasive, destroys healthy tissue, and tends to spread to distant locations.
  16. (Cancer) Refers to a disease where the cells divide in an uncontrolled manner.
  17. (Cancer) An abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread).
  18. (Cancer) A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell growth. Cancer cells, unlike benign cells, exhibit the properties of invasion and metastasis.
  19. (cancer) The uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade surrounding tissue and spread to distant sites in the body.
  20. (Cancer) A malignant and invasive growth or tumor.
  21. (Cancer) A disease that occurs when abnormal cells in a part of the body divide and grow uncontrolled.
  22. (Cancer) A disease that can develop when cells begin to grow out of control due to damage to the cells' DNA. This often results in tumors.
  23. (Cancer) A group of diseases in which malignant cells grow out of control and spread to other parts of the body.
  24. (Cancer) any MALIGNANT growth.
  25. (Cancer) A malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth.