Meanings
nouncancerfic (uncountable)
- slanguncountablelifestyleFan fiction centered around a character undergoing treatment for or dying from cancer.
Here is my cancerfic contribution.
1999 October 3, Stephie, “xfc: Xfcancerfic Runner-up: "Walls Have Ears"”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)2 more examples
Read a no holds barred interview with author Leyla Harrison, in which she talks about rapefic, cancerfic, feedback, and her approach to writing fanfic.
1998 October 8, Nicola Simpson, “Working Stiffs: A Resource for XF Fanfic Writers”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)I do love writing Cancerfic because it allows me to write dark and angsty stories.
2000 February 21, Eileen S. Whipple, “xfc: NEW: Blood and Thorns (1 of 1) - Eileen S. Whipple”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)
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cancerfic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerfic
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“cancerfic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerfic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancerfic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerfic.
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