Synonyms and antonyms of Cancer and relating to cancer in British Thesaurus

cancer (noun)

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

carcinogen (noun)

a substance that can cause cancer

carcinogenic (adjective)

likely or able to cause cancer

carcinoma (noun)

a cancer that is found on the skin or on the lining of organs inside the body

cytology (noun)

the study of how cells grow and change, for example cells that cause cancer

Hodgkin’s disease (noun)

a serious illness that is a type of cancer

leukaemia (noun)

a type of cancer affecting your blood

leukemia ()

the American spelling of leukaemia

lymphoma (noun)

a cancer that affects the lymph nodes

malignancy (noun)

medical the state of being malignant

malignancy (noun)

medical a malignant tumour

melanoma (noun)

a serious type of skin cancer caused especially by the light of the sun

metastasis (noun)

the spread of cancer to a new place in your body

metastasis (noun)

a new area of cancer that grows from an older one in your body

precancerous (adjective)

certain to develop into cancer if the patient does not get medical treatment

sarcoma (noun)

a group of damaged cells in your body that can grow and spread very quickly and will cause serious illness or death if they are not removed

tumor ()

the American spelling of tumour

tumour (noun)

a mass of cells in your body that grow in a way that is not normal. A benign tumour is harmless, and a malignant tumour can cause death