Cancer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CA
Pronunciation
/ˈkænsər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. Her mother died of breast cancer
  2. Ninety per cent of lung cancers are caused by smoking.
  3. I learned that he was suffering from cancer.
  4. Lung cancer deprived him of his life.
  5. He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.

Other meanings of CA