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Recent Examples of cancers
Now researchers are investigating whether certain cancers, such as breast cancer, could be added to that list.
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Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
Over time, follow-on R&D added over 40 indications across numerous cancers — including early-stage applications that allow treatment to begin before cancer worsens.
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Tomas J. Philipson,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
Lung and breast cancers showed the biggest reductions Researchers found lower rates of cancer progression in six of the seven cancer types studied among patients taking GLP-1 drugs.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
Researchers found that patients who took GLP-1 drugs appeared to have lower rates of metastatic progression in all of the cancers except for kidney cancer.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Some studies have linked higher PFAS exposure to a higher risk of certain cancers, including colorectal cancer.
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Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2026
Because some breast cancers require estrogen to grow, removing the ovaries may slow or even stop the growth of breast cancer cells.
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Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
15 May 2026
In recent years, research has increasingly linked even low levels of drinking to higher risks of several cancers, including breast and colorectal cancer.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 May 2026
Advances in science in recent years have made many cancers more treatable and survivable — but not colorectal cancer, which has become more lethal, striking people at younger ages.
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Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
Over time, follow-on R&D added over 40 indications across numerous cancers — including early-stage applications that allow treatment to begin before cancer worsens.
—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
Lung and breast cancers showed the biggest reductions Researchers found lower rates of cancer progression in six of the seven cancer types studied among patients taking GLP-1 drugs.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
Researchers found that patients who took GLP-1 drugs appeared to have lower rates of metastatic progression in all of the cancers except for kidney cancer.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Some studies have linked higher PFAS exposure to a higher risk of certain cancers, including colorectal cancer.
—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2026
Because some breast cancers require estrogen to grow, removing the ovaries may slow or even stop the growth of breast cancer cells.
—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
15 May 2026
In recent years, research has increasingly linked even low levels of drinking to higher risks of several cancers, including breast and colorectal cancer.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 May 2026
Advances in science in recent years have made many cancers more treatable and survivable — but not colorectal cancer, which has become more lethal, striking people at younger ages.
—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancers
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Erika Anderson is a postdoctoral scholar at UC San Francisco harnessing molecular biology to better understand the development of diseases.
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Health scores indicate how well a country keeps its people alive and well, like whether children are born and stay healthy, whether adults live long lives and if the incidence of preventable diseases is kept low.
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Soaking cherry seeds helps remove the pulp, preventing rot that can hinder germination.
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The rot began long before the 2016 vote to leave the European Union.
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There is no treatment for these viruses, and the plants should be removed and discarded to help prevent the spread of the virus.
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Tomatoes are susceptible to many viruses, such as tomato yellow leaf curl virus, that cause leaves to twist and curl.
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But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.
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This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there.
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“Cancers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancers. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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