Protector
Cancer personality is very protective of a vulnerable underside. There is a hard shell which is outwardly tough & impenetrable; but, inwardly, Cancer is highly sensitive and caring, even if this a trend is well hidden from the rest of the world.
Possessive
Cancer has a deep inferiority complex, so any hurt, real or imagined, is brooded upon. Cancer sometimes shows, tendency to look back at, and hold on to, things of the past & can be a very possessive sign. This conservatice aspect of their nature will also often initiate changes.