Definition: 1. 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. A serious disease in which growths of cells, also called cancers , form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death. 3. An evil or dangerous thing that spreads quickly.
Use 'cancer' in a sentence:
1. She died after a brave fight against cancer.
2. An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer.
3. Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer.
4. He has terminal lung cancer.
5. They suffered the heartbreak of losing a child through cancer.
6. The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.
7. Exploratory surgery revealed her liver cancer.
8. His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer.
9. The illness was diagnosed as cancer.
10. It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.
11. He battled cancer for four years.
12. Men over 55 should be regularly screened for prostate cancer.
13. With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer.
14. Most skin cancers are completely curable.
15. Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing.
16. He had been undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer.
17. Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer.
18. Early detection of cancers is vitally important.
19. His body was riddled with cancer.
20. He was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
21. Heredity is not a factor in causing the cancer.
22. It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found.
23. The percentage of false negatives generated by the cancer test is of great concern.
24. The cancer may re-emerge years later.
25. Scientists have identified a link between diet and cancer.
26. Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
27. Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
28. These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up.
29. Her mother died of breast cancer.
30. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing.
31. The cancer has spread to his stomach.
32. Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.
33. The cancer cells may invade other parts of the body.
34. More and more young men are widowed by cancer.
35. She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer.
36. He worked in a hospital for ten years nursing cancer patients.
37. He struggled against cancer for two years.
38. There is still a stigma attached to cancer.
39. Scientists think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.
40. Most skin cancers are curable if treated early.
41. There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
42. There are three major types of skin cancer.
43. There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
44. Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer.
45. Dark-skinned people rarely develop skin cancer.
46. It has been said that stress causes cancer.
47. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country.
48. He contracted a rare form of cancer.
49. The department led the world in cancer research.
