cancer vs ill health

cancer

noun
  • Something damaging that spreads throughout something else. 

  • A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. 

adj
  • Extremely unpleasant and annoying. 

ill health

noun
  • A state of illness, or bad health. 

How often have the words cancer and ill health occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )