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Recent Examples of cancer
Since 2020, six teachers have been diagnosed with breast cancer and another was diagnosed in 2013.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
My best friend, Sarah (35F), was diagnosed with aggressive pancreatic cancer six months ago.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Jason Constantine, co-president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles after a long fight with brain cancer.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
About 80,000 young adults aged 20 to 39 are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States, and about 9,000 die from cancer annually.
—Charell G. Coleman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
My best friend, Sarah (35F), was diagnosed with aggressive pancreatic cancer six months ago.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Jason Constantine, co-president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles after a long fight with brain cancer.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
About 80,000 young adults aged 20 to 39 are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States, and about 9,000 die from cancer annually.
—Charell G. Coleman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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The new study opens further questions about other ways plant phenols might make adjustments throughout the body that alter a person’s disease risk.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
4 June 2025
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By eliminating the need to recruit separate control groups, ECAs can allow studies to progress more quickly, bringing innovative treatments to patients faster, especially in diseases with no existing options.—
Sujay Jadhav,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The 10 who had been diagnosed with cancer reportedly included cases of leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Angelica Stabile , Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Victor died at her home in Sherman Oaks on Friday night surrounded by her family after a battle with lymphoma, her representative told The Hollywood Reporter.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 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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The virus didn't originate in Hawaii, but was brought there by an infected traveler.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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The measles virus was recently detected in wastewater samples collected by the Sacramento Area Sewer District.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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This type of melanoma affects people of all races, ethnicities and ages.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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And at any age, men are more likely to die from melanoma than women, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Teeth grinding can also cause more cavities to occur as grinding teeth together strips them of some of the protective enamel that could otherwise prevent tooth decay.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All water has some fluoride, but many cities and counties in the state add more to help prevent tooth decay.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
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Merkel cell carcinoma: Fast-moving and aggressive, this rare skin cancer causes a painless, shiny bump on the skin.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
5 May 2025
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No episode captures the rot more vividly than the Phala Phala affair, involving Ramaphosa himself.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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What Causes Root Rot? Root rot is caused by several different plant pathogens that live in the soil and attack roots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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