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Recent Examples of cancer
Roundup weed killer Bayer, which owns the maker of Roundup weed killer, is urging the justices to shield the company from tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming the product causes cancer.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
For example, in May the FDA approved Teal Health’s testing kit for HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
In her speech, Murphy paid tribute to Anderson’s assistant director Adam Somner, who died of cancer in 2024, as well as Anderson.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Their final performance together was in August 2025, a month after Weir was diagnosed with cancer, for three shows in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park — the neighborhood that gave birth to the Grateful Dead in 1965 — to celebrate the group’s 60th anniversary.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
For example, in May the FDA approved Teal Health’s testing kit for HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
In her speech, Murphy paid tribute to Anderson’s assistant director Adam Somner, who died of cancer in 2024, as well as Anderson.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Their final performance together was in August 2025, a month after Weir was diagnosed with cancer, for three shows in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park — the neighborhood that gave birth to the Grateful Dead in 1965 — to celebrate the group’s 60th anniversary.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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The research accounted for reduced availability of key nutrients in seafood, including calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, protein and iron -- the loss of which can be linked to increases in disease risk and additional deaths.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Crown rot is a disease where fungi or bacteria attack the base of the plant near the soil line.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after my birth, my mother was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer that science fights with valor and often victory today, but that was then a death sentence.—
Dr. Ashley Alker,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Their six-year-old son successfully underwent treatment for Burkitt lymphoma at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Medicine in 2003, which inspired them to pay it forward, Simone said.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 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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While human infections remain rare, a person infected with the virus died in Louisiana last year.—
Brian Hackney,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The flu shot should be taken every year, as the virus is constantly changing, per the OSDH.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
13 Jan. 2026
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Marshall previously revealed that she was diagnosed with stage three melanoma in 2021.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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But Bristol Myers Squibb recently earned approval for a new subcutaneous formulation of its melanoma drug Opdivo, which will help mitigate losses.—
The Motley Fool,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Teeth become diseased with decay and resorptive lesions and, when removed, these cats often lead much happier and more comfortable lives.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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These fission reactors relied on the slow decay of uranium to generate heat and electricity.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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She was diagnosed with Stage 0 skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ, meaning that the cancer was on top of her skin and hadn't spread yet.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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The law is named for Deb Robertson, a former social worker from Lombard who had an aggressive case of neuroendocrine carcinoma.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Dec. 2025
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Stan has plenty of comic-book bona fides thanks to his Avengers tenure, but the Batverse is also a realm of intense prosthetics, over-the-top voices, and enough moral rot to mutate almost any familiar face.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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The boost of calcium helps to prevent blossom-end rot, a perennial problem in tomato gardens.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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