cancer

simple noun59 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

Cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts.

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages.

An incurable cancer that is expected to result in the death of the patient.

Cancer that forms in the cells of the cervix.

Cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer that cannot be cured or adequately treated.

Cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

A person who is receiving medical care for cancer.

Tests used to find cancer before a person has any symptoms.

The act of identifying the nature of cancer through examination.

The process of finding or identifying the presence of cancer.

A person who has died or is suffering from cancer; can be seen as disempowering.

A person who has cancer, often emphasizing their hardship.

When cancer cells move to other parts of the body.

A common metaphor for the difficult experience of fighting cancer.

A metaphor for the long and hard effort to overcome cancer.

A more formal way to say cervical cancer.

To be afflicted with the disease of cancer.

The most common and informal way to say you began to have cancer.

To begin to have cancer; a common medical term.

An informal way to say you have survived cancer.

To experience the illness of cancer, often implying pain or distress.

To test someone for cancer before they have symptoms.

To continue to live after being diagnosed with cancer.

A more formal way to say you got cancer.