Sentence:  In any event , whether society may have <WSD>cancer</WSD> , or merely a virus infection , the `` disease '' , we shall find , is political , economical , social , and even medical . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream