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Recent Examples of cancer
This marks Flair's second bout with skin cancer in the last three years.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Second-generation hibakusha suffer from certain cancers, depression, anemia, and asthma at vastly higher rates than those of the general population.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The same technology that could eradicate cancer may also create bioweapons of unprecedented lethality.
—Brendan Steinhauser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
People with the highest blood levels of PBDEs were approximately 300% more likely to die from cancer as people with the lowest levels, according to an April 2024 study.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Second-generation hibakusha suffer from certain cancers, depression, anemia, and asthma at vastly higher rates than those of the general population.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The same technology that could eradicate cancer may also create bioweapons of unprecedented lethality.
—Brendan Steinhauser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
People with the highest blood levels of PBDEs were approximately 300% more likely to die from cancer as people with the lowest levels, according to an April 2024 study.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
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Millions of survivors Because of so many improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment, many millions more people are surviving the disease, often for many years.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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The disease is impacting a range of ages, and predominantly those who are unvaccinated, according to the CDC.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 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 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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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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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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Some cancers like melanoma, cervical, stomach, myeloma, and bone and joint cancers showed increases only in younger populations.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 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 20 Jun. 2025.
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