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Recent Examples of cancer
Michael Bolton spoke about putting up a fight against brain cancer in his first major interview since undergoing emergency surgery to remove a tumor more than a year ago.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Teddi Mellencamp is embracing a new look amid her cancer journey.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
This is comparative to the cancer risk from alcohol use and being overweight, according to an April 14 news release from the university.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Both diets can support heart health, lower cancer risk, and help prevent type 2 diabetes.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Teddi Mellencamp is embracing a new look amid her cancer journey.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
This is comparative to the cancer risk from alcohol use and being overweight, according to an April 14 news release from the university.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Both diets can support heart health, lower cancer risk, and help prevent type 2 diabetes.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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This marks a major shift from older Alzheimer's treatments, which could only manage symptoms without slowing down the disease much.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alzheimer's researchers believe the disease takes root with brain changes before memory and thinking problems surface.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hendriks was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2022, and the three-time All-Star returned to the mound on May 29, 2023.—
Ken Powtak,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Considered a type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the condition converts some white blood cells into cancerous ones, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 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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And because all organisms are driven by survival – from viruses to apex predators – this electrome system appears to be the way this forest-wide network of birch trees (Picea abies) inform their neighbors to prepare for an environmental disruption.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Apr. 2025
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The virus can also cause swelling of the lungs and brain.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2025
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Though Mellencamp's battle against melanoma has been perilous, her loved ones have been by her side.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Different cancers, like breast, glioblastoma, and melanoma, also respond differently to cannabis treatments, highlighting the need for personalized cannabinoid therapies and more research into how cannabis affects specific cancer types.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fluoride can stop early tooth decay by putting minerals back into enamel.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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The concern is not that AI is inherently detrimental, but rather the potential for its uncritical and pervasive use to lead to a form of agency decay – a diminished capacity for independent thought, problem-solving, and creative generation when the first and easiest solution is to defer to an AI.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The following month, she was diagnosed with triple-positive invasive ductal carcinoma, Stage 1b.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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These include melanoma and a rare type called Merkel cell carcinoma.—
Casey Gallagher,
Health,
15 Apr. 2025
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From top-to-bottom, this agency is a giant rot and burden to the American taxpayer—a national security risk for this nation—and irretrievably broken.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mulch should be kept a couple of inches away from the crown of each plant to prevent rot and should be no deeper than 2 inches.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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