breast cancer

/brɛst ˌkænsər/
/brɛst ˈkænsə/
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Other forms: breast cancers

Definitions of breast cancer
  1. noun
    cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
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    type of:
    carcinoma
    any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
Pronunciation
US
/brɛst ˌkænsər/
UK
/brɛst ˈkænsə/
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