Most cancer deaths, for example, are caused by strain from the disease spreading throughout the body, fueled by the few tumor cells able to survive the travel to different body parts and form new growths.
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Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Between 3 percent and 9 percent of people develop voice disorders due to cysts, growths, or cancers that require surgical removal.
Nurse Loveth instructed me to massage my face five times a day for five days to evenly distribute the Sculptra and prevent any nodules from forming.
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Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
In approximately 5-10% of cases, the infection may progress to a chronic pulmonary form, causing persistent pneumonia-like symptoms, with the development of lung nodules that may be seen on chest X-ray.
While newborns may only consume around 8-16 ounces of formula per day on average, that amount bumps to an average of 24-40 ounces a day by 6 months of age.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Being prepared for bumps in the road Things started going south eight months into the whole cancer saga, after what was supposed to be my final—and easiest—surgery to insert permanent implants.
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