Big C
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Big C
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The Big C centre is on the site of the Norfolk and Norwich hospital.
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
And for a play about the Big C, there’s no sense of urgency or threat.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022
Nov. 13, 1984… Sometimes I wonder if at least a good third of my life has been spent sick. . . whether from Big C or other junk!
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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