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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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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
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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
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This not only includes breast cancers, but also thyroid, melanoma, lymphoma, cervical, ovarian and even lung cancers.—
Carolyn Bhakta,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Victor died at her home in Sherman Oaks, CA on Friday night due to lymphoma, a representative confirmed to the New York Times.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
2 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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Research into giant ocean viruses is a rapidly evolving field.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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The last time dioceses took such an action was during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were instructed to isolate to slow the spread of the virus.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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For me, no scent will ever capture the promise of freedom and transgression and youthful reinvention quite like the sweet rot of New York City garbage on a summer night in, say, the East Village.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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Gi-hun’s Christ-like sacrifice can only do so much—the rot is worldwide.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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