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And there was the return of the ultimate Survivor, Ethan Zohn — a guy who used his winnings on Survivor: Africa to help fight AIDS on the continent, and then had to survive not one, but two life-threatening bouts of a rare blood cancer.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
In her second year at the shelter, in 2023, her health started to decline — first a hernia, then ovarian cancer.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, Turner told People magazine that he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in March, which greatly impacted his decision to get a divorce from Theresa Nist.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The reality star said he was then diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a slow-growing bone marrow cancer.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
In her second year at the shelter, in 2023, her health started to decline — first a hernia, then ovarian cancer.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, Turner told People magazine that he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in March, which greatly impacted his decision to get a divorce from Theresa Nist.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The reality star said he was then diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a slow-growing bone marrow cancer.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The diet has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and related conditions like obesity, high cholesterol and hypertension.Randi Richardson, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Robert’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease leads to an exploration of art, activism, grief and fatherhood.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Doctors in North Carolina, where her husband had been working in construction, had just given him a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma.Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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So far, 20 hospitals around the country are using Valar Labs’ software, and next up for the company is training its models to analyze other types of cancer, such as pancreatic cancer and lymphoma.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Camellias are also susceptible to a number of diseases, the most serious of which are flower blight, root rot, and camellia dieback and canker.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Remove branches displaying symptoms below any cankers, disinfecting your pruners after each cut by placing them in a solution of 1 part household bleach to 5 to 10 parts water for a minute between cuts.Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
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Historically, the virus − which has been around for decades, has mostly affected farmed poultry.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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This one tested positive for Influenza A. Officials tested the child’s family too; all tested negative for Influenza A. Influenza A viruses include many human seasonal flu viruses, as well as H5N1.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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This breakthrough approach has become an invaluable therapeutic for several advanced forms of cancer, including melanoma and Hodgkin lymphoma.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Following his diagnosis, Carter’s melanoma was treated with immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, which had only been FDA-approved the previous year.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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In 1950, federal officials endorsed water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay, and the addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water has long been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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However, fluoride is currently added to drinking water at a concentration that’s high enough to strengthen teeth and help prevent tooth decay, but low enough to minimize potential health risks, per the recommendation of the U.S. Public Health Service.Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
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Nivolumab, sold under the brand name Opdivo, has been approved by the FDA to be included in treatment regimens for many other types of cancer, including small cell lung cancer, melanoma and urothelial carcinoma.Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Last year, the James Bess Foundation — an organization that helps to grant the wishes of adults facing terminal illnesses — detailed the wish of a 65-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a Stage 4 form of lung cancer called small cell carcinoma.Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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In addition to 'brain rot,' the following five words were found by Oxford University Press experts to have gained a spike in usage and prominence this year.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately for Ortberg, the rot goes back well over a decade.Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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