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Recent Examples of cancer
Teddi Mellencamp says her dad, rocker John Mellencamp, has already started planning her burial amid her cancer journey.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Last December, Chambers donated $100 million to Massachusetts General Hospital for a new tower to focus on cancer care at the Boston hospital complex.
—Lance Reynolds, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
Camilla has supported Charles through royal life, including his accession as King in September 2022 and his cancer diagnosis that was announced in February 2024, with treatment ongoing.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Hoppus’s new book is a funny, engaging and heartfelt reflection on everything from his childhood in the California desert and the rowdy early years of Blink-182, to the band’s trials and tribulations and eventually his battle with cancer.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Last December, Chambers donated $100 million to Massachusetts General Hospital for a new tower to focus on cancer care at the Boston hospital complex.
—Lance Reynolds, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
Camilla has supported Charles through royal life, including his accession as King in September 2022 and his cancer diagnosis that was announced in February 2024, with treatment ongoing.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Hoppus’s new book is a funny, engaging and heartfelt reflection on everything from his childhood in the California desert and the rowdy early years of Blink-182, to the band’s trials and tribulations and eventually his battle with cancer.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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Pollutants from greenhouse gasses reduce air quality, which increases individual risk for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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The non-profit organization Wombat Rescue suggested the baby could have a skin disease, urging Jones to reveal where the video was filmed.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Full House star Dave Coulier, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2024, is now cancer-free.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Delaying the ban means that people will continue to be exposed to the chemical, which causes liver cancer, kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as well as holes in infants’ hearts that can be fatal.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
26 Mar. 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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On the left are children under 5, whose still-maturing immune systems might struggle to fend off the virus.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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The measles virus can remain contagious in the air or on contaminated surfaces for up to two hours.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Vitale, a Hall of Fame broadcaster and college hoops icon, spent the past three years battling melanoma, lymphoma and vocal cord and lymph node cancers.—
Justin Williams,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Vitale was previously diagnosed with lymphoma and melanoma in October 2021.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the levels have been adjusted to a maximum of 0.7 ppm or 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, which is considered optimal for preventing tooth decay.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Weak or absent pulse Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Some people with severe arterial blockages develop chronic limb-threatening ischemia (insufficient blood flow), which can cause severe, constant pain, gangrene (tissue decay), and even limb loss (amputation).—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Thurston opened up about her life after being diagnosed with Stage 3 triple-positive ductal carcinoma in February.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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In her blog, Greenwood explained that on September 12, 2024, she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma — a type of breast cancer that originates in the milk ducts and spreads to the surrounding tissue — after a mass was discovered on her right breast.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mulch should be kept a couple of inches away from the crown of each plant to prevent rot and should be no deeper than 2 inches.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even more worrying than brain rot is the fact that a handful of very rich people are developing AI at breakneck speed, without asking society for permission.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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