cancer

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Recent Examples of cancer McMahon died on Wednesday, July 2 in Clearwater, Florida, after a private battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter learned at the time. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025 On July 2, Biden took the stage before a packed room as SHRM’s closing keynote speaker, marking one of his first speeches since his prostate cancer diagnosis in May. Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025 Health Issues Exotic has prostate cancer and cancer in his left lung. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 The Supreme Court on June 27 rejected the latest conservative challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, an attack on free access to cancer screenings, drugs that prevent HIV, cholesterol-lowering medication and other preventive health care services. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cancer
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Noun
  • Sitting or standing on the plate for just a few minutes can help with lymphatic drainage, in return reducing swelling, boosting the immune system, and lessening the chance of disease.
    Kristin Auble, Vogue, 10 July 2025
  • Vaccination Rates Are Declining Despite the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, and the potential severity of the disease, vaccination rates are declining.
    Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • This not only includes breast cancers, but also thyroid, melanoma, lymphoma, cervical, ovarian and even lung cancers.
    Carolyn Bhakta, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
  • With no cancer in her bone marrow or spinal fluid, her diagnosis was revised to B-cell lymphoma, which according to the American Cancer Society is the most common type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Research into giant ocean viruses is a rapidly evolving field.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
  • Some local health departments have also tracked a rise in emergency rooms treating cases of this virus.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Having a family history of melanoma and certain physical traits, such as fair skin and a family history of melanoma, can increase your chances of having this disease.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 9 July 2025
  • Melanoma, the deadliest form, is expected to rise by 6% in 2025, and the incidence of melanoma in people under 30, especially women, is increasing faster than in any other age group.
    Stacey Colino, Time, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • It was originally added to water systems to combat tooth decay but more recently has been scrutinized by critics citing studies that elevated exposure could reduce IQ levels in children.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • In a world where sugar consumption continues to rise, dentists are struggling to keep up with demand; by some estimates, nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide are now struggling with oral diseases and tooth decay.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of cancer affecting the part of the throat that connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth, had the highest risk among the cancer types investigated.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • He was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer, after an asthma flare turned out to be a large mass blocking his airway.
    Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Water consistently at the base using a soaker hose to prevent diseases like blossom-end rot and foliar infections.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
  • This reflects the idea of decay or rot associated with damp, earthy conditions.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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