[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cancer.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / cancer

[← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/C/)

# cancer

«cancer» in Mova's school dictionary: **a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (cancer, cancers); proper noun (Cancer — a star sign and constellation)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Cancer is a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow out of control and can spread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#m1)

2) A cancer is one kind of this illness, like skin cancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#m2)

3) Cancer is also a group of stars and a star sign, with a capital C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons cancer explains why we use sun cream (skin cancer) and why smoking is harmful (lung cancer). In stories it can be a difficult family event. Phrases: «have cancer», «skin cancer», «cancer treatment», «beat cancer», «the Tropic of Cancer».

### examples

- My aunt is having treatment for cancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x1)
- Too much sun can cause skin cancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x2)
- Smoking can cause lung cancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x3)
- Doctors and scientists work hard to cure cancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x4)
- Many people get better after cancer treatment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x5)
- You cannot catch cancer from another person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x6)
- The Tropic of Cancer is a line on the map north of the equator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable (cancer); countable for kinds (many cancers). Myth: cancer is not catching like a cold. Capital C for the star sign and the Tropic of Cancer. Doctors treat it with medicines, operations and radiation; many people recover.

### In the corpora

- [Some cancer treatments make hair fall out because they attack fast-growing cells; the hair usually grows back after treatment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/14/)
- [Then she told the world herself, in a video, that she had cancer and was having chemotherapy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/2/)
- [She's got cancer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/8/)
- [A contagious (catching) face cancer has killed many devils, and scientists keep healthy groups of devils safe to save the species.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/167-australias-forests-and-tasmania-devils-cassowaries-and-lyrebirds/5/)
- ["Lost her battle with cancer" means she died of cancer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cancer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.