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Recent Examples of cancer
Her last message to her Instagram followers showed her commitment to funding research for cancer treatment.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Air pollution exposure makes one more susceptible to stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and pneumonia, according to the World Health Organization.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Justin Timberlake joined the loud and passionate chorus of musicians and fans paying tribute to R&B icon D’Angelo following the singer’s death on Tuesday (Oct. 14) at age 51 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Kutler’s cancer diagnosis was first reported by CNN.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Air pollution exposure makes one more susceptible to stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and pneumonia, according to the World Health Organization.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Justin Timberlake joined the loud and passionate chorus of musicians and fans paying tribute to R&B icon D’Angelo following the singer’s death on Tuesday (Oct. 14) at age 51 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Kutler’s cancer diagnosis was first reported by CNN.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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Indoor cats live for 15 to 17 years on average, while outdoor felines live only for 2 to 5 years due to dangers such as extreme temperatures, wildlife, and disease.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, foods like fatty fish, olive oil, berries, and leafy greens have strong evidence supporting their strong anti-inflammatory effects and their ability to protect against chronic inflammatory diseases.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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It is considered a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and is sometimes known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The American poet Violet Ranney Lang was born in 1924 and died in 1956, of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, at the age of thirty-two.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fungal disease, butternut canker, wiped out about 90% of the state's butternut trees.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Camellia dieback and canker disease is characterized by sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the cell quickly self-destructs, that will prevent the virus from spreading throughout the body.—
Viviane Callier,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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October marks the official start of flu season, but the virus has yet to start spreading widely.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The study was conducted in mice, but its implications could help scientists understand why some people develop melanoma without obvious warning signs, and how the natural mechanisms of aging could actually protect against cancer.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The setting catches America at a point of transition between an era of middle-class prosperity and the economic decay that was on the horizon.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some nuclei will be stable against decays, others will undergo one or more decays (radioactively) before producing a stable end-product.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rates of one type of breast cancer — invasive lobular carcinoma — have been rising in the United States more than three times faster than those of all other breast cancers combined over the past decade, according to a new study.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Invasive lobular carcinoma starts in the breast glands (or lobules) that produce milk, and can spread to other parts of the body.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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If your orchid has visible signs of rot, pruning to remove diseased parts can be done at any time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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The posts from my friends and family are still there, but they are absorbed into the flow of brain rot and advertising.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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