1 [U,C] 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:
lung / breast cancer * cancer of the bowel / stomach * Most skin cancers are completely curable. * The cancer has spread to his stomach. * Smokers face an increased risk of developing lung cancer. * cancer patients * cancer research
2 [C] (literary) an evil or dangerous thing that spreads quickly:
Violence is a cancer in our society.
cancerous adjective:
to become cancerous * cancerous cells / growths / tumours
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