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Recent Examples of cancer
The president’s son did a lot of good for kids with cancer.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Some of the proteins are known to be involved in lung cancer, while others are new, says Johansson, although the study was not designed to delve deeper into the what those proteins do.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 May 2026
Final years Diagnosed with intestinal cancer, Stoner faces his mortality with stoic acceptance.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Studies show that residents of Porto Torres during that time had curiously high rates of death from cancer, although there is no consensus on the cause.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Some of the proteins are known to be involved in lung cancer, while others are new, says Johansson, although the study was not designed to delve deeper into the what those proteins do.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 May 2026
Final years Diagnosed with intestinal cancer, Stoner faces his mortality with stoic acceptance.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Studies show that residents of Porto Torres during that time had curiously high rates of death from cancer, although there is no consensus on the cause.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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Over time, however, the disease has spread across the East Coast and Midwest, with diagnoses reaching 35 states.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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In later life, this formative programming can increase the risk of not only mental illnesses like depression, but physical diseases too, such as cancer and obesity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Further tests revealed that Arthur had T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and fast-growing type of blood cancer.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Longer-term exposure increases the risk of cancers of the white blood cells, such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as well as breast cancer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 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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This marks Congo’s 17th recorded Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified in the country in 1976.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The virus appears to trigger a destructive host response in which infected endothelium, immune activation, platelets, coagulation, cytokine signaling, and complement converge to destabilize the vascular barrier.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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In April, the FDA rejected Replimune’s drug candidate for melanoma a second time after an initial rejection in July.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The company just had positive readouts from their melanoma trial in January and is expecting Phase 3 results from their non-small cell lung cancer study later this year.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
12 May 2026
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But more than a decade of decay and corruption scandals have created an infrastructure chokepoint.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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Helium-4 is naturally produced in the mantle through the decay of uranium and thorium, so there’s a lot of it.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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According to Coulier, recent scans and his overall prognosis are looking positive for both the carcinoma in his throat and the lymphoma.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma usually affects the salivary glands, but can grow in other parts of the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Poor grading is common in both older neighborhoods and newer subdivisions, and many homes in the region have crawl spaces that trap moisture, leading to mold, wood rot and structural damage.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Finally, upgrade your couch-rot-and-do-nothing sessions with the TCL 75-inch Class Q6 smart TV, and save 22%.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2026
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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