1. (

• cancer ,
• malignant_neoplastic_disease

) any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream ;

2. (

• Cancer ,
• Crab ,

) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer ;

3. (

• Cancer

) a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini ;

4. (

• Cancer ,
• Cancer_the_Crab ,
• Crab

) the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 ;

5. (

• Cancer ,
• genus_Cancer

) type genus of the family Cancridae ;