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Recent Examples of cancer
The family skipped the Easter outing in 2024 due to Kate’s cancer diagnosis, which was revealed just weeks prior, and again in 2025 in order to spend time with their kids at home.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Princess Anne and Prince William have both stepped out to support the King, whose treatment for cancer continues, at the royal family's major events so far this summer.
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—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 July 2025
The future king turned 12 on July 22 after a year in which his mother emerged from a bleak period undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health insurance.
—David G. Savage
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Princess Anne and Prince William have both stepped out to support the King, whose treatment for cancer continues, at the royal family's major events so far this summer.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 July 2025
The future king turned 12 on July 22 after a year in which his mother emerged from a bleak period undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health insurance.
—David G. Savage
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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In addition to providing protection for individuals, the DHS website says that widespread vaccination means that diseases have less opportunity to spread.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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Topline Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal progenitors Black Sabbath and a multi-platinum selling solo artist, has died at 76, his family confirmed to the BBC, just weeks after his final performance with his old band while still battling Parkinson’s disease.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The 6-2 Haley, a Vanderbilt commit from Lewisburg, Mississippi, is a cancer survivor (non-Hodgkin lymphoma) who has already had two Tommy John surgeries.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
15 July 2025
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Individuals who test positive for Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) capsid antigen (VCA-IgA) antibodies were found to have a higher risk of developing cancers such as lung cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and lymphoma, according to a study shared by IARC with Newsweek.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Symptoms include brown-ringed leaf spots, dark stem cankers or zones of dead/dying tissue, and eventually, the collapse of plants in entire sections of a mass grouping.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 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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In this sense, AI would act like a virus that mutates against a vaccine.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Advocates say that because the virus disproportionately affects transgender, Black and Latino individuals — and prevention efforts have been focused on those communities — HIV funding has taken a hit as diversity, equity and inclusion programs are rolled back.—
Katherine Weaver,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Melanoma has risen over the years According to the National Cancer Institute, melanoma of the skin is the fifth-most common cancer in the U.S. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer caused by prolonged exposure to direct and indirect sunlight (such as tanning beds).—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 June 2025
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Mellencamp confirmed she had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in April after her melanoma metastasized to her brain and lungs.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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The decay of marketing effects varies by channel, audience, creative, season and competitive context.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Although abrupt, the decision follows years of concern about the decay of U.S. Antarctic scientific infrastructure, exacerbated by hesitations from both agencies about starting big new projects in the face of ongoing federal budget uncertainty.—
Nadia Drake,
Scientific American,
22 July 2025
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That’s when she was diagnosed with cancer — stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, which occurs most often on areas of fair skin that are exposed to the sun, including the head and neck.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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Gi-hun’s Christ-like sacrifice can only do so much—the rot is worldwide.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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For me, no scent will ever capture the promise of freedom and transgression and youthful reinvention quite like the sweet rot of New York City garbage on a summer night in, say, the East Village.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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