cancer
noun
uk/ˈkæn.sər/us/ˈkæn.sɚ/B1[CorU]
aseriousdiseasethat iscausedwhencellsin thebodygrowin a way that isuncontrolledand notnormal,killingnormalcellsand oftencausingdeath:
癌,癌症Hediedoflivercancer.他死于肝癌。
cancerofthecervix/stomach子宫颈/胃癌
breast/bowel/lungcancer乳腺/肠/肺癌
cancercells癌细胞
a cancerpatient癌症患者
It was asecondarycancer.这是继发癌症。
See also
carcinogen
[C]
aharmfulactivitythatspreadsquickly:
(迅速蔓延的)弊病,恶习Drugabuseis a cancer that isdestroyingoursociety.滥用毒品是正在毁灭我们社会的毒瘤。
- There's still nocurefor cancer.
- This newdrugcould be animportantstepin thefightagainst cancer.
- Earlydetectionof the cancerimprovesthechancesofsuccessfultreatment.
- Hediedlastweekafter alongfightwith cancer.
- Thesurvivalrateforpeoplewho have thisformof cancer is now more than 90%.
Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- aggressively
- aggressiveness
- bilateral acoustic schwannoma
- brachytherapy
- brain tumour
- cancerous
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- inoperable
- metastasis
- metastatic
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- oncogene
- precancerous
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