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