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Recent Examples of cancer
What type of breast cancer does Katie Thurston have?
—
Glamour, 16 Feb. 2025
With his wife also urging him to get his recurrent sore throat checked, Theakston consulted a specialist and was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, a rare disease that attacked his voice box.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Thousands of researchers in my field dedicate their lives to understanding the brain, hoping to develop treatments for learning disabilities, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.
—Jessica Cantlon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
My mom wanted to walk at her own pace and feared holding up the group; my dad, slowed by ongoing cancer treatment and a pickleball injury, decided to pass, too.
—Kerry Spencer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
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Glamour, 16 Feb. 2025
With his wife also urging him to get his recurrent sore throat checked, Theakston consulted a specialist and was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, a rare disease that attacked his voice box.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Thousands of researchers in my field dedicate their lives to understanding the brain, hoping to develop treatments for learning disabilities, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.
—Jessica Cantlon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
My mom wanted to walk at her own pace and feared holding up the group; my dad, slowed by ongoing cancer treatment and a pickleball injury, decided to pass, too.
—Kerry Spencer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
Noun
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Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease that can cause serious health complications, including death, especially in children under 5.—
Jaden Amos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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And if that wasn’t bad enough, in extremely rare circumstances, neurologic fallout from measles is delayed, showing up 7 to 10 years post-infection as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a degenerative disease that is ultimately fatal, Dr. Lovins says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bongino announced on his radio show in October 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Family and personal life Bongino was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2020.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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The oldest stems, however, are also struggling, given they are affected by sooty bark canker, leaf spot and conk fungal disease.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some of the trees are covered with black canker, a fungal infection.—
Avedis Hadjian,
The Christian Science Monitor,
9 Jan. 2025
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Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved, and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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That’s largely because of the avian flu outbreak, and a new study suggests that wind may be partly to blame for spreading the virus between farms.—
Kimberly Richardson,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, she’s documented her journey having more than 17 different spots of melanoma removed.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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This type of discoloration is most prevalent in the thumb, index finger, and big toe, Basile says, and can indicate melanoma of the nail.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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The trooper announced her presence and entered the home and noted there was a strong odor of decay coming from both doorways, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mutations in another group of genes cause weaker tooth enamel, raising the risk of decay.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Feb. 2025
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Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The other subtypes are squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hurricane Milton this past October laid bare the rot in our infrastructure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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What’s happened in the military is only the most vivid example of the rot that sets into any institution that abandons merit for diversity, equality for equity, expectations for inclusion.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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