Cancer
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7.2
- proper noun
- /ˈkænsər/
- The constellation Cancer can be seen in the night sky between Leo and Gemini.
- Tropic of Cancer
Examples
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During the summer months, Cancer is visible in the Northern Hemisphere after sunset.
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The Association of Community Cancer Centers established standards for cancer programs that were first published in 1984.
Academic text (1993) -
The mandates of the 1971 National Cancer Act increased the profile of cancer prevention and control research.
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DGHD and the local Cancer Society offered the program "Active for Life" to Delaware County employees.
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After many interviews, a consensus emerged: Cancer was complex and often unfathomable.
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The Association of Community Cancer Centers has established twenty-three standards for oncology care.
Academic text (1993) -
Currently, I serve as Chairman of the Cancer Committee for Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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The American College of Surgeons' (ACOS) Commission on Cancer is the only body that approves cancer programs.
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The Nevada State Cancer Registry recorded 1,003 childhood cancers for the years 1979-1999.
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Disparities in breast cancer mortality and survival rates persist among Native Hawaiian women (American Cancer Society, 2003).
Academic text (2008)
Compounds
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2.3
A serious lung illness from harmful cell growth often caused by smoking
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2.2
A disease in the prostate where cells grow too much and make a harmful lump
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2.7
A harmful growth in the large intestine that can spread to other parts
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3.8
A serious disease of the pancreas, the organ behind the stomach, where cells grow without control
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2.7
A serious liver disease in which cells grow too fast and form a harmful lump
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3.7
A disease in the mouth when harmful cells grow and form a lump often on the lips or tongue
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4.4
An imaginary line around the Earth about 23 degrees north of the Equator where the sun can be directly overhead
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4.8
A harmful growth that starts in the body's glands, like the breast or prostate
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9.1
A small abnormal structure inside certain white blood cells seen in some cancers
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A large red crab called the Jonah crab that lives in deep water off the eastern coast of North America
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A crab that lives on rocky coasts of eastern North America and is often caught for food
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A large crab from the Pacific coast of North America that people eat
- US
A plant like sage with hairy leaves and small purple flowers that grows in the eastern United States
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A group of cancer cells that have not yet grown into deeper tissue or spread to other body parts
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A harmful growth in the womb that starts in tissue from pregnancy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cancer comes from the Latin word cancer meaning 'crab', because people long ago thought this group of stars looked like a crab, and so the constellation was named Cancer.