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Recent Examples of cancers
Yosemite focuses on the whole gamut of cancers, from colon cancer, which is often caught early and is treatable, to pancreatic cancer, which is largely a death sentence.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Until now, the research primarily focused on human cancers, with the dogs being able to identify ovarian and pancreatic cancer.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Cervical cancers start from cells with abnormal changes, but only some women with abnormal cells will develop cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Is there a world in which, given that mammograms miss up to one in eight cancers, mammograms are not the first step, and cancer detection enters the home?
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
Some of the biggest improvements have happened in the more fatal cancers that are rising in women, like liver cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma, Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, chief patient officer at ACS, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2026
People who have or have had reproductive cancers, such as breast cancer or ovarian cancer, and those who have a history of blood clots should not take them, Santoro says.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
The test, which requires an in-person blood collection, screens for over 50 types of cancers by looking for DNA shed by specific cancer cells.
—Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
And among early-onset cancers, colorectal cancer hovers near the top of the list.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Until now, the research primarily focused on human cancers, with the dogs being able to identify ovarian and pancreatic cancer.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Cervical cancers start from cells with abnormal changes, but only some women with abnormal cells will develop cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Is there a world in which, given that mammograms miss up to one in eight cancers, mammograms are not the first step, and cancer detection enters the home?
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
Some of the biggest improvements have happened in the more fatal cancers that are rising in women, like liver cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma, Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, chief patient officer at ACS, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2026
People who have or have had reproductive cancers, such as breast cancer or ovarian cancer, and those who have a history of blood clots should not take them, Santoro says.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
The test, which requires an in-person blood collection, screens for over 50 types of cancers by looking for DNA shed by specific cancer cells.
—Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
And among early-onset cancers, colorectal cancer hovers near the top of the list.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancers
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The development of antibiotics, vaccines and advanced surgical techniques has virtually eliminated many diseases that once killed thousands annually.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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McLaughlin said the company chose to focus on these diseases partly because of their outsized impact on patients.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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All the vaccines available for children this year protect against three different influenza viruses (two A viruses and one B virus).—
Dr. Kristina Bryant,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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And a third found that the medication may have a broader antiviral effect against other respiratory viruses, including the influenza virus.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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The cabin smelled of rot and wood smoke.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Cancers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancers. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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