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单词 cancer
释义 cancer
cancer /ˈkæn.sər/ aep /-sɚ/ noun
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B1 [C or U] 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:
» He died of liver cancer.» cancer of the cervix/stomach» breast/bowel/lung cancer» cancer cells» a cancer patient» It was a secondary cancer. SEE ALSO CARCINOGEN(Cf. ↑carcinogen)Thesaurus+: ↑Cancer
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F0 [C] a harmful activity that spreads quickly:
» Drug abuse is a cancer which is destroying our society.Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult things and people , ↑Preventing and impedingcancerous /-əs/ adjective
F0» a cancerous growth/tumourThesaurus+: ↑Cancer
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Extra Examples:» There's still no cure for cancer.» This new drug could be an important step in the fight against cancer.» Early detection of the cancer improves the chances of successful treatment.» He died last week after a long fight with cancer.» The survival rate for people who have this form of cancer is now more than 90%.
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