Main entry: Cancer, genus Cancer
Definition: type genus of the family Cancridae
Main entry: Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab
Definition: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
Main entry: Cancer
Definition: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
Definition: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Main entry: malignant neoplastic disease, cancer
Definition: any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream