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Recent Examples of cancer
The family skipped the Easter outing in 2024 due to Kate’s cancer diagnosis, which was revealed just weeks prior, and again in 2025 in order to spend time with their kids at home.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Princess Anne and Prince William have both stepped out to support the King, whose treatment for cancer continues, at the royal family's major events so far this summer.
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—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 July 2025
The future king turned 12 on July 22 after a year in which his mother emerged from a bleak period undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health insurance.
—David G. Savage
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Princess Anne and Prince William have both stepped out to support the King, whose treatment for cancer continues, at the royal family's major events so far this summer.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 July 2025
The future king turned 12 on July 22 after a year in which his mother emerged from a bleak period undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health insurance.
—David G. Savage
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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In addition to providing protection for individuals, the DHS website says that widespread vaccination means that diseases have less opportunity to spread.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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Ten major warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease include memory loss, apathy, confusion about time or place, poor judgment, and difficulty with planning or organizing.—
Esther Heerema,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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The 6-2 Haley, a Vanderbilt commit from Lewisburg, Mississippi, is a cancer survivor (non-Hodgkin lymphoma) who has already had two Tommy John surgeries.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
15 July 2025
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Individuals who test positive for Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) capsid antigen (VCA-IgA) antibodies were found to have a higher risk of developing cancers such as lung cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and lymphoma, according to a study shared by IARC with Newsweek.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 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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Research into giant ocean viruses is a rapidly evolving field.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Louisville's health department recommends care for both bite and non-bite rabies virus exposures, which includes a dose of human rabies immune globulin and a rabies vaccine series.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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Melanoma has risen over the years According to the National Cancer Institute, melanoma of the skin is the fifth-most common cancer in the U.S. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer caused by prolonged exposure to direct and indirect sunlight (such as tanning beds).—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 June 2025
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Mellencamp confirmed she had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in April after her melanoma metastasized to her brain and lungs.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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It was originally added to water systems to combat tooth decay but more recently has been scrutinized by critics citing studies that elevated exposure could reduce IQ levels in children.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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In a world where sugar consumption continues to rise, dentists are struggling to keep up with demand; by some estimates, nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide are now struggling with oral diseases and tooth decay.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of cancer affecting the part of the throat that connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth, had the highest risk among the cancer types investigated.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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He was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer, after an asthma flare turned out to be a large mass blocking his airway.—
Bhavya Ancha,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Gi-hun’s Christ-like sacrifice can only do so much—the rot is worldwide.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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For me, no scent will ever capture the promise of freedom and transgression and youthful reinvention quite like the sweet rot of New York City garbage on a summer night in, say, the East Village.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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