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Recent Examples of cancer
Weiner maintained the patient had terminal cancer for 11 years and said a pathologist and post-mortem medical examiner missed the disease.
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 21 Mar. 2025
The World Health Organization estimates that neurodegenerative diseases — including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s — will surpass cancer as the second leading cause of death worldwide by 2040.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Cigarette smoking, immune system disorders, rigorous exercise, cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, and surgical removal of the ovaries can all cause vaginal dryness.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Mar. 2025
Keep in mind that nutrition, or cancer treatments like chemotherapy, also can be the reason for hair loss.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 21 Mar. 2025
The World Health Organization estimates that neurodegenerative diseases — including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s — will surpass cancer as the second leading cause of death worldwide by 2040.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Cigarette smoking, immune system disorders, rigorous exercise, cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, and surgical removal of the ovaries can all cause vaginal dryness.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Mar. 2025
Keep in mind that nutrition, or cancer treatments like chemotherapy, also can be the reason for hair loss.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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This ultimately translates into more people that will get infected with these diseases, with the potential of spreading it to all Americans, including White Americans in urban neighborhoods.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Five to 10 percent of people with ALS have a family member with the disease.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Mere weeks later, her oldest son, Santiago, was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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However, common symptoms of dying from lymphoma include extreme fatigue, breathing changes, and loss of appetite.—
Gagandeep Brar,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other mouthwashes for cankers are single-ingredient antimicrobial rinses.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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The canker fungus lives on in the inner bark of fledgling trees and encircles the stem.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Oct. 2024
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Above: Inspectors in Oakland, Calif., collect samples to send to labs that will try to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Prior studies have also shown that common pasteurization methods inactivate the virus.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ryan also credited Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp for talking about her own melanoma.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Vitale was previously diagnosed with lymphoma and melanoma in October 2021.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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One recent exhibit displayed a series of rough-hewn public fountains that evoked post-apocalyptic decay.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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And these beverages also contribute to tooth decay.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Last September, the FDA granted orphan drug status to its treatment for neuroendocrine carcinoma, a designation which helps drug companies working on potentially life-saving drugs, where treatments are lacking, get to market more efficiently.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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The development of a gene classifier that strongly predicts the risk of invasive breast cancer for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), otherwise known as Stage 0, which often leaves too many patients wondering if the noninvasive cells known as DCIS will progress to breast cancer.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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The Lives of Others (2006) Set in the final years of the Cold War, The Lives of Others has all the political rot of a le Carré thriller without the thrills.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Remove the soggy mulch in springtime to avoid problems with root rot or crown rot.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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