Cancer

Pronunciation: /ˈkænsər/

Definitions of cancer

noun a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body

Example Sentences

A1 My aunt is fighting cancer.

A2 He was diagnosed with lung cancer last year.

B1 Treatment options for breast cancer have improved significantly over the years.

B2 Research is ongoing to find a cure for pancreatic cancer.

C1 The oncologist recommended chemotherapy for the advanced stage of her cancer.

C2 Early detection is crucial in increasing the chances of survival for certain types of cancer.

Examples of cancer in a Sentence

formal The patient was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

informal My aunt is fighting cancer and she's so brave.

slang Cancer sucks, man. It's such a terrible disease.

figurative Negativity is like a cancer, spreading and infecting everything around it.

Grammatical Forms of cancer

• past tense: cancered
• plural: cancers
• comparative: more cancerous
• superlative: most cancerous
• present tense: cancers
• future tense: will cancer
• perfect tense: have cancered
• continuous tense: cancering
• singular: cancer
• positive degree: cancerous
• infinitive: to cancer
• gerund: cancering
• participle: cancered

Origin and Evolution of cancer

First Known Use: 0400 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'cancer' originates from the Latin word 'cancer' which means crab. This is because ancient physicians thought the swollen veins around a tumor resembled the shape of a crab.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'cancer' has come to specifically refer to a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body.