Why is there a sign called Cancer ?

wow, disregard the winking meanie....he must have had a run in with an emotionally under developed Cancer woman...anyhoo

Libra means freedom for the sweet Aussie lady

As for you, mister...

The crab is a water creature that is also capable of walking on land. Have you ever been to the coast when they spawn? Its like a battle zone in Crab War II. Many will meet there demise as they ascend the water to look for love, and pro create. Your bones are on the outside which makes you hard to read...everything you project comes from behind this sort of wall of security. And without a skeleton, its difficult for you to remain vertical on some issues, Kapeesh? You must choose carefully who you remove your shell for, but don't be so apt to keep it in tact all the time, for you may pass right by a good match. Trust your instincts, they are right on point. Enough advice...The Crab was placed in the Zodiac some 500 before the life of Christ, The Chaldean's actually gave it its name. Its is because the sort of sideways movement of the crab is very similar to how the Sun appears in the horizon during the month of July....the days are longer so it seems the sun 'crab' walks through the sky. It doesn't reflect you as being Crabby....nor does it mean you are a disease. You need to express yourself more and not be so pent up behind your crustatious shell.

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There was a star constelation and the star horoscope called cancer lonnnggg before the disease was discovered hun. Cancer the disease could have just as easily been named Leo, because it takes your body over like a lion. Any who just think of the poor poeple that had the AIDS diet pills, and after the disease was discovered had to change thier names to Dexatrim. Oh well we don't always have a choice as to what the higher ups in government want to name things hun. And just for the record, I'm a Cancer too.

Well Cancer the sign came BEFORE the disease (obviously...) so it's not clear why the disease is named after an astrological sign...perhaps it may have to do with the first person who got the disease being a Cancer ??? (educated guess...)

Dont worry if you are a Cancer you may get feelings of "why me?" or depression, but just remember without your sign a lot of people would be missing excellent friends and a good laugh.

Because Cancer is the latin word for crab.

Cancer is the crab!

because just like the disease, all those people born in the sign are life sucking pains who you just want to get rid of.

Get a real star sign for your kids - make sure they are born leos.

Cancer is also crab in latin

why is there a sign called Libra? in australia, there's a brand of 'women's hygiene' product called Libra!!

i don't like that. i call it crab, i'm a crab.

because someone made it up that way! That's why! :-)