how to pronounce cancer

/ˈkæn.səɹ/

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cancer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cancer in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… are we finding new cancer fighting drugs …”

meaning of cancer

Cancer is a disease that can affect many different parts of the body.

cancer frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word cancer occurs in english on average 42.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.