cancer
/kɑ̃.sɛʁ/
1.
nounmasculine
cancer (malignant medical disease)
malignant tumor
Il a réussi à vaincre son cancer après un an de traitements.
He managed to beat his cancer after a year of treatment.
Synonyms:tumeur, carcinome
2.
nounmasculine
a destructive scourge or blight (used figuratively of a social, institutional or moral problem)
La corruption est le cancer de cette administration.
Corruption is the cancer of this administration.
Synonyms:fléau, gangrène, plaie
