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Recent Examples of cancer
The cause was a form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, Today host Savannah Guthrie told viewers.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Prostate cancer is by far the most common cancer diagnosis among men.
—Pradheep J. Shanker, National Review, 23 May 2025
The cancer has a low survival rate, with approximately 40% survival in the first year post-diagnosis and 17% in the second year.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 May 2025
Late Mom 'Happy Heavenly Birthday' 9 Months After Her Death from Cancer
In February 2024, Dever announced in an Instagram post that her mother, Kathy, died after a 14-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Prostate cancer is by far the most common cancer diagnosis among men.
—Pradheep J. Shanker, National Review, 23 May 2025
The cancer has a low survival rate, with approximately 40% survival in the first year post-diagnosis and 17% in the second year.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 May 2025
Late Mom 'Happy Heavenly Birthday' 9 Months After Her Death from Cancer
In February 2024, Dever announced in an Instagram post that her mother, Kathy, died after a 14-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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The Mayo Clinic says the disease is most often diagnosed when people are in their mid-60s.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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This field includes liquid biopsy, referring to techniques that process bodily fluids such as blood, urine, and saliva for different disease biomarkers.—
Cat Wang,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But after going through six months of chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma, which forced him to put his life on hold, Appel wanted to do something to get his life back on track.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Then, in May 2023, he was notified that he had been identified as a match for a Hodgkin’s lymphoma patient.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Symptoms include brown-ringed leaf spots, dark stem cankers or zones of dead/dying tissue, and eventually, the collapse of plants in entire sections of a mass grouping.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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The oldest stems, however, are also struggling, given they are affected by sooty bark canker, leaf spot and conk fungal disease.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The protesters, who are HIV-positive, did not conceal their faces — a rare occurrence in a country where the virus is still heavily stigmatized.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Key Background The Texas measles outbreak began in late January with just two cases and has become the state’s largest outbreak of the virus in 30 years.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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These may be an early sign of skin cancer, including pigmented basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous melanoma.—
Catherine Moyer,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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In Jimmy Carter's case, transparency about melanoma that had spread to his brain in 2015, as well as his fervent religious faith and subsequent recovery from the dreaded disease, only made the former president seem heroic.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Teeth grinding can also cause more cavities to occur as grinding teeth together strips them of some of the protective enamel that could otherwise prevent tooth decay.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All water has some fluoride, but many cities and counties in the state add more to help prevent tooth decay.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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These may be an early sign of skin cancer, including pigmented basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous melanoma.—
Catherine Moyer,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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Biden had a skin lesion removed from his chest on February 2023 that was a basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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No episode captures the rot more vividly than the Phala Phala affair, involving Ramaphosa himself.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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What Causes Root Rot? Root rot is caused by several different plant pathogens that live in the soil and attack roots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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