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Noun: cancer  kan-su(r)
  1. Malignant growth or tumour from abnormal, uncontrolled cell division, potentially spreading through lymph or blood
    "Early detection of cancer greatly improves treatment outcomes";
    - malignant neoplastic disease
Noun: Cancer  kan-su(r)
  1. The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
    - Cancer the Crab, Crab
     
  2. A small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
     
  3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
    - Crab
     
  4. Type genus of the family Cancridae
    - genus Cancer

Derived forms: Cancers, cancers

Type of: actor, arthropod genus, constellation, doer, house, malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor [US], malignant tumour [Brit, Cdn], mansion, metastatic tumor [US], metastatic tumour [Brit, Cdn], planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign, worker

Part of: Cancridae, family Cancridae, zodiac

Encyclopedia: Cancer, There Is Hope