noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ breast , cervical , colon , lung , prostate , skin , etc.
▪ early-stage
▪ incurable , inoperable , terminal
▪ localized
▪ hereditary
▪ childhood
▪
Childhood ~s have a very good survival rate.
VERB + CANCER
▪ have , suffer from
▪ contract , develop , get
▪ cause
▪ prevent
▪ screen sb for
▪
70% of women over 40 have been screened for breast ~.
▪ detect , diagnose
▪ cure , treat
▪ die from , die of
▪ beat , survive
▪ battle , fight
CANCER + VERB
▪ spread
▪
The ~ has spread to his stomach.
▪ occur , recur
CANCER + NOUN
▪ cell
▪ patient , sufferer ( esp. BrE ), victim
▪ survivor
▪ incidence , risk
▪
The ~ risk among smokers was found to be higher.
▪ deaths , mortality
▪
Prostate ~ deaths fell after screening was introduced.
▪ research
▪ researcher , specialist
▪ prevention
▪ detection , diagnosis , screening
▪ drug , therapy , treatment
PHRASES
▪ a battle against ~ , a struggle against ~
▪
He died after an 18-month battle against ~.
▪ ~ of the cervix , ~ of the pancreas , ~ of the prostate , etc.