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Ultraviolet_Motion t1_ja9bvg0 wrote

Cancer (cell mutation) got it's name from Cancer (crabs) because when the ancient Greeks observed people with cancer they saw hard red growths on their skin.

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Jechtael t1_jaa6sqv wrote

I read that it was because stomach cancers were described as feeling like a crab is trying to claw its way out of you.

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