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1
a
serious
disease
that is
caused
when
cells
in the
body
grow
in a way that is
uncontrolled
and not
normal
,
killing
normal
cells
and
often
causing
death
:
Examples:
He
died
of
liver
cancer
.
cancer
of the
cervix
/
stomach
breast
/
bowel
/
lung
cancer
cancer
cells
a
cancer
patient
It was a
secondary
cancer
.
2
a
harmful
activity
that
spreads
quickly
:
Examples:
Drug
abuse
is a
cancer
that is
destroying
our
society
.
3
a
constellation
(=
group
of
stars
) said to look like a
crab
(= a
sea
creature
with five
pairs
of
legs
and a hard
shell
):
Examples:
Praesepe is a
faint
cluster
of
stars
in the
constellation
of
Cancer
.
4
the
fourth
sign
of the
zodiac
,
relating
to the
period
from 22
June
to 22
July
and
represented
by a
crab
, or a person
born
during this
period
:
Examples:
If your
birthday
is
July
10 then your
zodiac
sign
is
Cancer
.
My
sister
is a
Cancer
.
5
a
disease
in which
cells
in the
body
grow
without
control
, or a
serious
medical
condition
caused
by this
disease
:
Examples:
[
U
] He
died
from
cancer
of the
stomach
.
6
the
fourth
sign
of the
zodiac
,
covering
the
period
June
22 to
July
22 and
represented
by a
crab
, or a person
born
during this
period
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