Synonyms of cancers

cancers

noun

plural of cancer

1

as in diseases

Related Words

• diseases
• viruses
• toxins
• poisons
• toxics
• contagions
• pesticides
• venoms
• herbicides
• insecticides
• toxicants
• fungicides
• germicides
• microbicides
• banes

Dissimilar Words

• antidotes
• cures
• antivenoms
• antivenins
• elixirs
• panaceas
• mithridates
• cure-alls

2

as in malignancies

Related Words

• malignancies
• carcinomas
• lymphomas
• melanomas
• polyps
• tumors
• cysts
• neoplasms
• outgrowths
• warts
• tubercles
• growths
• excrescences
• lumps
• excrescencies

3

as in cankers

Related Words

• cankers
• decays
• corruptions
• rot
• squalors
• atrocities
• perversions
• indecencies
• depravities
• degeneracies
• debaucheries
• scurrilities
• enormities
• devilries
• malefactions
• evils
• abominations
• diabolisms
• satanisms
• taboos
• ills
• iniquities
• immoralities
• wrongs
• villainies
• bad
• sins
• anathemas

Dissimilar Words

• rights
• moralities
• virtues
• goods
• probities
• honesties
• decencies
• integrities
• rectitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cancers

Now researchers are investigating whether certain cancers, such as breast cancer, could be added to that list. — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 June 2026

Over time, follow-on R&D added over 40 indications across numerous cancers — including early-stage applications that allow treatment to begin before cancer worsens. — Tomas J. Philipson, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026

Lung and breast cancers showed the biggest reductions Researchers found lower rates of cancer progression in six of the seven cancer types studied among patients taking GLP-1 drugs. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026

Researchers found that patients who took GLP-1 drugs appeared to have lower rates of metastatic progression in all of the cancers except for kidney cancer. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

Some studies have linked higher PFAS exposure to a higher risk of certain cancers, including colorectal cancer. — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 May 2026

Because some breast cancers require estrogen to grow, removing the ovaries may slow or even stop the growth of breast cancer cells. — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 15 May 2026

In recent years, research has increasingly linked even low levels of drinking to higher risks of several cancers, including breast and colorectal cancer. — Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026

Advances in science in recent years have made many cancers more treatable and survivable — but not colorectal cancer, which has become more lethal, striking people at younger ages. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026