Cancer - Cancer (The 2256th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Cancer is Cancer. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. It is the 2256th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. It can be used as noun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: cancer

French: cancer

Examples


Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.	Le cancer peut être facilement guéri s'il est détecté dans sa phase initiale.
I have cancer.	J'ai un cancer.
He died of gastric cancer.	Il est mort d'un cancer de l'estomac.
Breast cancer is a disease.	Le cancer du sein est une maladie.
She must have known that she had a cancer.	Elle devait savoir qu'elle avait un cancer.
Cancer is a great enemy of humanity.	Le cancer est un grand ennemi de l'humanité.
My wife died of cancer.	Ma femme est morte d'un cancer.
Our only daughter died of cancer.	Notre fille unique est décédée d'un cancer.

It's foolish to think that smoking has little to do with cancer.	Il est stupide de croire que le tabagisme a peu à voir avec le cancer.
The good news is that you don't have cancer.	La bonne nouvelle, c'est que vous n'avez pas de cancer.
She has breast cancer.	Elle a un cancer du sein.
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.	De minuscules particules dans l'air peuvent induire un cancer.
Silence grows like cancer.	Le silence croît, tel un cancer.
The man died of cancer.	L'homme est mort d'un cancer.
Cancer took him.	Il a été emporté par le cancer.
My uncle died of cancer.	Mon oncle est mort d'un cancer.
My father died of cancer.	Mon père est mort d'un cancer.
It may cause lung cancer, too.	Cela peut provoquer un cancer du poumon, aussi.
He died of cancer.	Il est mort d'un cancer.
His illness may be cancer.	Sa maladie pourrait être un cancer.
He died of lung cancer.	Il est mort d'un cancer du poumon.