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Recent Examples of cancer
Rectal cancer is listed as an underlying cause.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
The actress had been private about her cancer diagnosis, which did not come out until her death certificate was released.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Some Cancer Medications Grapefruit can interact with some cancer medications, such as dasatinib and nilotinib, used for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
—Ross Phan, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Getting adequate fiber also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, and type 2 diabetes, Killen added.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
The actress had been private about her cancer diagnosis, which did not come out until her death certificate was released.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Some Cancer Medications Grapefruit can interact with some cancer medications, such as dasatinib and nilotinib, used for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
—Ross Phan, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Getting adequate fiber also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, and type 2 diabetes, Killen added.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding had been allocated to disease control programs in all four states, though California Atty.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The disease begins with the formation of benign polyps in the body's large intestine, also known as the colon.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The 67-year-old is the chair and trustee of the Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers with ownership over both passing to her after the 2018 death of her brother, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The actor believed the spot was caused by his lymphoma, but later found out the tumor was actually unrelated.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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This damages the trunk and leaves an ugly, elongated canker that invites insects and stresses the tree, leading to stunted growth, sparse foliage, and stem dieback.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Bacterial plant diseases include speck (a winter-surviving infection that attacks tomatoes), canker (which damages fruit trees including those producing apples and peaches), and blight (which rots melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, beans, and more).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 2026
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Your daughter is at school cutting alphabet shapes out of paper when the virus enters her bloodstream.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Those issues included the BK virus, a flu-like polyomavirus, which resulted in both cellular and antibody rejection.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Buchwald and his colleagues are in the process of enrolling patients in a similar randomized trial that will test the timing theory on immunotherapy for melanoma patients.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The study's first phase focused on breast and prostate cancers and will examine lung, melanoma, colorectal and HPV-related cancers by July 2026, also exploring genetic and environmental factors.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Leaking water can cause structural decay, mold growth, destroyed flooring, and more.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lambdas are ideal for spin research because the direction of a lambda’s spin can be inferred from the direction in which a proton or antiproton is emitted during its decay.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Arnold said in a May 2025 social media video that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage clear cell renal carcinoma that had spread to one of his lungs.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Coulier was diagnosed with P16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer, when doctors noticed a flare-up on the base of his tongue during a routine check-up and PET scan.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mold is a type of fungus that can hide behind tiles, walls, and ceilings, leading to stains, a musty smell, or, in some cases, rot and deterioration.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Sharp Objects uses a murder mystery to excavate the rot at the core of a Missouri town whose mythology glorifies the Confederacy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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