As a malignant growth, it may be a disguise for some terrifying event or memory that you’ve incorporated into your unconscious, possibly repressed, that’s eating away at you; some aspect of your life that is out of control; anxiety about the disease.

Consider the symbolism for the body area where the cancer occurs. Persons with cancer have dreams depicting upheaval and crumbling, or contain pollution, contamination, or poisoning situations.

See also disease, moon, water, zodia.