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| 1 | C/U a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way . Cancer is often treated by chemotherapy (= special drugs) or by radiotherapy 癌（症） |
| Some cancers are easier to treat than others. 有些癌症比其他的容易治疗。 |
| cancer cells/patients 癌细胞/癌症患者 |
| lung/breast/prostate cancer He died of lung cancer. 他死于肺癌。 |
| cancer of the cervix/prostate/colon She was diagnosed with cancer of the cervix. 她被诊断患有子宫颈癌。 |
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| 2 | C something harmful that affects a lot of people and is difficult to stop （危害大且难以阻止的）弊端，痼疾，社会恶习 |
| the cancer of greed 贪婪的毒瘤 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| cancerous adj |
| cancerous cells 癌细胞 |
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