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anticancer

[ an-tee-kan-ser, an-tahy- ]

adjective

  1. for or used in the prevention or treatment of cancer:

    an anticancer drug.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of anticancer1

First recorded in 1925–30; anti- + cancer

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Example Sentences

One of the donors is a small Belgian-based foundation called The Anticancer Fund.

We are still relying on surgery, chemotherapy and other anticancer drugs, and radiation, just as we did 40 years ago.

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