cancero-, cancer-, canceri-, cancri-, cancro-

(Latin: crab; malignant tumor)

According to Galen, the swollen veins surrounding a malignant tumor resemble the legs of a crab.

cancer
canceremia
cancericidal
cancerigenic
cancerism
cancerite
cancerocidal
canceroderm
cancerogenic
cancerous
cancerphobia (s) (noun), cancerphobias (pl)
A strong fear of suffering from the disease of malignancy: Cancerphobia more commonly affects anyone who has directly cared for a loved one who has experienced significant pains or disfigurements for an extended period before dying.

Cancerphobia is an anxiety disorder which consists of a chronic angst of developing a tumor that can cause tremendous feelings of sadness, fear, panic, and distress.

In some cases, cancerphobia can be so extreme that it prevents a person from living a normal life and it is considered to be one of the most common types of health-related phobias.

cancriform
cancrivorous
Feeding on crabs.
cancroid