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The Post won the feature photography prize, for a visual essay on a family welcoming a firstborn as the child’s father grappled with terminal cancer.
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Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Half of the proceeds went to the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, directly benefit cancer patients and families across Connecticut.
—Hartford Healthcare, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Allen and Ngon, in fact, had crossed paths years earlier, long before cancer entered the picture.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Celcuity — Shares of the clinical-stage biotech company jumped nearly 18% after upbeat results from its phase 3 study for use of gedatolisib with hormone-blocking treatments for advanced breast cancer.
—Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 May 2026
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Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Half of the proceeds went to the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, directly benefit cancer patients and families across Connecticut.
—Hartford Healthcare, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Allen and Ngon, in fact, had crossed paths years earlier, long before cancer entered the picture.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Celcuity — Shares of the clinical-stage biotech company jumped nearly 18% after upbeat results from its phase 3 study for use of gedatolisib with hormone-blocking treatments for advanced breast cancer.
—Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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Hantavirus disease is considered rare, with 890 cases reported in the United States between 1993 and 2023.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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In 2024, for example, more than 700 newborns died from spontaneous bleeding in their brains, which could have been complicated by liver disease or prematurity.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Not long after, Allen, now 31, was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system that affects infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Durnell says decades of Roundup use caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Diseases to look out for in dragon fruit include stem canker, stem soft rot, Bipolaris cactivora (which causes rapid black-brown spotting on fruit and stems), and Anthracnose (which causes reddish-brown, sunken-in spots on stems and fruit).—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Vines growing on the trunk and branches can hide structural damage or potential hazards like a canker or decayed section of a branch or the trunk.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The virus can be transmitted to humans through urine or fecal matter and cause fatal lung and kidney complications in humans.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Health authorities in South Africa and Switzerland identified the circulating strain as the Andes virus, the only hantavirus believed to spread from person to person, which is found in South America.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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In its early stages, melanoma skin cancer is highly treatable, with a greater than 99 percent survival rate.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 May 2026
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Mellencamp was first diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — in 2022.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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That may be fine for downtown, but none of us in North County signed on for the kind of problems that high density brings — urban decay, crime, traffic and unaffordable housing.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Advertisement Just as Nietzsche warned of the dangers of a nihilist moral void leading to societal decay, the current disregard for responsible data practices could erode trust in institutions and perpetuate systemic inequalities.—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
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His first exam was six months later, which caught his second cancer diagnosis, p16 squamous cell carcinoma, or tongue cancer.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Cameron Rider An eight-hour surgery and rough recovery Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a kind of cancer that usually affects the salivary glands.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Wet soil after rain can lead to seed rot or fungal issues, making reseeding necessary.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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Constantly soggy soil suffocates roots and invites rot — the plant equivalent of trench foot.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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