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postcancer

postcancer adjective: after the onset of cancer.

Adjective

postcancer (not comparable)

  1. After the onset of cancer.
    • Cancer treatment and research are expanding to incorporate long-term postcancer care.2007 May 22, Leslie Berger, “Cancer Care Seeks to Take Patients Beyond Survival”, in New York Times

Origin of postcancer

From post- + cancer.

Questions about postcancer

What does postcancer mean?
Postcancer means after the onset of cancer.
What part of speech is postcancer?
Postcancer is an adjective.

Words near postcancer in the dictionary

  1. postbuyout
  2. postbypass
  3. postcaecal
  4. postcalcarine
  5. postcampaign
  6. postcancer
  7. postcanine
  8. postcanines
  9. postcaniniform
  10. postcanon
  11. postcanonical

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