Dreaming of Cancer
cancer, chemotherapy, malignancy, tumor · very negative, with one happy exception
Cancer is an omen of grief, illness and quarrels, with one exception: being cured of it promises a sudden rise in fortune.
What happens in the dream
- A cancer successfully treated: a sudden rise from poverty to wealth, the one happy omen
- Cancer: illness of someone close and quarrels with people you love
- Dreaming of cancer: deep sorrow, love cooling into formality, and draining, unprofitable business
- If you run a business: a stretch of low spirits
How you felt
- Health anxiety: the dream often mirrors worry about yourself or someone close
- Something gnawing: it may reflect a worry quietly growing
Ask yourself
- What worry is eating at me that I haven't talked about?
- Do I need to look after my own health, or someone else's?
See also Illness · Abscess · Sickness · Ulcer · Hospital
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862). Also searched as: chemotherapy, malignancy, tumor.