Synonyms for Cancer
ˈkæn sər; ˈkæŋ krican·cer

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1. cancernoun

   Synonyms:
   Cancerian

   Antonyms:
   Capricornus

2. Cancernoun

   A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.

   Synonyms:
   malignancy, growth, neoplasia, Cancerian

   Antonyms:
   Capricornus

3. Cancernoun

   Antonyms:
   Capricornus

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cancer, malignant neoplastic diseasenoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   malignant neoplastic disease, cancer, genus Cancer

2. Cancer, Crabnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

   Synonyms:
   crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

3. Cancernoun

   a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

   Synonyms:
   malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crabnoun

   the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

   Synonyms:
   crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

5. Cancer, genus Cancernoun

   type genus of the family Cancridae

   Synonyms:
   malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

Matched Categories

1. • Arthropod Genus
   • Astrology
   • Constellation
   • Person
   • Sign
   • Zodiac

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancernoun

   Synonyms:
   carcinoma, carcinosis

   Associated words:
   cancerate, canceration, cancerous, cancriform, cancroid, solanoid

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cancer":

   cancers, krebs, rak, anticancer, oncology, carcinoma, tumor

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancer

   Synonyms:
   Cancer and malignancy are used interchangeably; cancer is somewhat colloquial; malignancy is relatively formal
   

2. cancer

   Synonyms:
   Malignancy

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1. Olufunmilayo Olopade:

   People who utilize medical services the most are going to be diagnosed with more diseases, because people with insurance get the most mammograms, a cancer registry’s breast cancer incidence reporting will be skewed toward people with access to good health care services.

2. Gabriel Olsen:

   COVID made my cancer look like nothing, i was pretty close to dying. The doctors kept telling me, ‘Jeff, you’ve got to fight. You’re not fighting.’ I was in surrender mode. I was ready to go. I was dancing with my mortality.

3. George Yancopoulos:

   We use thisto produce some of the mostimportant and safest medicinesin the world right now, to fightblindness, asthma, cancer, atopic dermatitis, heart diseaseand most importantly, we used this to produce the firsttherapeutic that will beapproved by the FDA for Ebola, and sowe made an antibody cocktailspecific for ebola. It wastested in a study coordinated bythe World Health Organizationand the NIH.

4. Julie Mead:

   I know this is going to be a long haul, but then again, races sometimes feel like they’re really long and you just keep pushing through because that’s what a runner does. miranda makes cancer look easy. It’s anything but easy. What she goes through, people have no idea, but her attitude and her big smile, she just keeps putting one foot in front of the other.

5. Raj Patel:

   The treatment has made me [feel] very poorly, but I am just glad the cancer was detected when it was. I want to raise awareness so that other people who experience the same symptoms don’t give up and trust their instincts. our priority is to ensure that patients receive the highest quality primary care services at all times.