a constellation (the Crab), said to represent a crab crushed under the foot of Hercules. It contains the globular star cluster of Praesepe or the Beehive
a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body
a geographic area with a statistically higher than average occurrence of cancer among its residents
the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north tropic of Cancer or south tropic of Capricorn of the equator
a large crab found off the west coast of North America, where it is popular as food
a large pinkish-brown European crab with black-tipped pincers, typically found in inshore waters and caught for food
to work together in the fight against cancer