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Big C

American  
Or big C

noun

Slang.
  1. cancer.


Etymology

Origin of Big C

First recorded in 1970–75

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Graham Rennie from Larne, is taking part in the relay race to fundraise for The Big C Foundation, set up in memory of his three-year-old son Callum.

From BBC May 3, 2026

And that is why a new service is being launched by the Big C Cancer charity, offering help specifically for families.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2024

The You, Me and the Big C podcaster, who also set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, died last year aged 40.

From BBC May 3, 2023

Then I got to work with Laura Linney on "The Big C," and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Veep."

From Salon Apr. 28, 2023

Maybe it'll get rid of my "Big C"!

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann

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