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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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Untreated dental disease can even be life threatening, as in the case of Deamonte Driver, who died at age 12 after bacteria spread from an untreated tooth abscess to his brain.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.—
Anisha Shah,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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According to the Marin County coroner’s office, Ramirez had B-cell lymphoma — a common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The site is contaminated by trichloroethylene, known as TCE, a solvent that can cause cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is banned in the United States.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
6 June 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 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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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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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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Fluoride is under increasingly intense fire despite its dramatic ability to prevent tooth decay.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
30 May 2025
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Meanwhile, about 40% of US children had access to optimal fluoride levels that effectively prevent tooth decay – between 0.6 and 1.5 milligrams per liter – while about 46% had access to even lower levels.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
30 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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The issues start when the seaweed washes ashore, rots and emits hydrogen sulfide.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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John Heard and Daniel Stern lead a scrappy ensemble of skeptics, activists, and urban outcasts navigating a conspiracy that tunnels deep into institutional rot.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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