How to Use cancer in a Sentence

cancer

noun

• She learned that she has cancer.
• Eating certain foods may help reduce the risk of cancer.
• Advanced cancers are more difficult to treat.
• He was diagnosed with cancer.
• I'm a Taurus, but my best friend is a Cancer.
• Turns out her husband had died of cancer a few years back.
  — Hazlitt, 1 Feb. 2023
• He was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer after tests.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
• Deke, Dhea and Delvin formed a close bond after Delvin's wife died from cancer.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
• Jillian is dying of liver cancer and her one wish is to find a suitable home for her dog, Carl.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
• For background, my aunt (Anna’s mom) died of cancer in 2019.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• There are multiple types of breast cancer, and all of them have different risk factors, treatments, and prognosis.
  — Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
• Diagnosis rates of some types of cancer are trending upward, however.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023
• Funeral arrangements have been set for the 5-year-old Pewaukee girl who died from an aggressive form of brain cancer.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023
• Despite the study findings, Park said that smoking reduction might still impact other health outcomes, such as lowering the risk of lung cancer.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2023
• Patti's other two sisters — Barbara and Vivian — also died of cancer in their early 40s.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
• Colorectal cancer, or colon cancer, occurs when polyps, or growths, develop on the inner lining of the colon, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
  — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
• The dangerously powerful opioid was developed to treat intense pain from ailments like cancer but has increasingly been mixed with other drugs in the illicit drug supply.
  — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
• The good news: this type of cancer has a high cure rate.
  — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
• Both also agree that cancer is more of a marathon than a race.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 4 Feb. 2024
• Biden's eldest son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
• Dawn grows her hair out, then chops it off to donate it to cancer patients.
  — David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• The cause was breast cancer, her daughter Juliette Rossant said.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• The conductor has been battling a dire form of brain cancer since 2021.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
• It’s been about a month since Olivia Munn shared her breast cancer diagnosis with the world.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Apr. 2024
• Beauty and the beast:Two high school athletes who battled same bone cancer go to prom.
  — USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
• His wife died of ovarian cancer last year, and his son is in his thirties.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• Well that aims to fund holistic care for cancer patients.
  — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
• Some of the increase in heart disease and cancer deaths may be an effect of the pandemic.
  — Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
• Catherine, Princess of Wales—Kate to those (many millions of people) who love her—has cancer.
  — Chloe Fox, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
• My husband had surgery the first time he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024