American Sign Language: "cancer" The sign for "cancer" is rather gruesome. Then again, cancer is a rather gruesome thing. The sign is based on the concept that cancer "eats away" at a person's body. Thus the dominant hand represents the cancer as it chews up the body. CANCER: Sample sentence: Does anyone in your family have cancer? [ANY YOUR FAMILY HAVE CANCER?] You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore." Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "cancer"

The sign for "cancer" is rather gruesome. Then again, cancer is a rather gruesome thing. The sign is based on the concept that cancer "eats away" at a person's body. Thus the dominant hand represents the cancer as it chews up the body.

CANCER:

Sample sentence: Does anyone in your family have cancer? [ANY YOUR FAMILY HAVE CANCER?]

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >