Plural of cancer
regular plural
The plural of cancer is cancers.
Forms of cancer
| Singular | cancer /ˈkænsə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cancers |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Cancers in a sentence
- The study identified a homodeletion in the CDKN2A gene, which is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers.From the entry homodeletion
- While the drug is approved for use in treating stomach cancer, many doctors prescribe it off label for other cancers as well.From the entry off label
- Only about 1 per cent of cancers are found in connective tissue; these are known as sarcomas.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 393. From the entry sarcoma
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent of all cancers in fair-skinned populations.2013, Gabrijela Kocjan, Winifred Gray, Philippe Vielh, Tanya Levine, Ika Kardum-Skelin, Diagnostic Cytopathology Essentials, Elsevier…. From the entry basal cell carcinoma
- Cancers that originate from a kraurotic vulva are somewhat more benign in their course.1920, William Phillips Graves, Gynecology, page 291. From the entry kraurotic
Meaning of cancer
- noun A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.
- noun Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
- adjective Extremely unpleasant and annoying.
Questions about the plural of cancer
- What is the plural of cancer?
- The plural of cancer is cancers.
- Is cancer countable?
- Cancer is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cancer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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