breast
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Among the cancers examined were those affecting the esophagus, mouth, and breast.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
She said the health board's clinical strategy for oncology had led to "key developments", including nurse-led clinics and the introduction of colorectal and breast metastatic nurse specialist teams.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Sales of Keytruda gained 6%, to $8.6 billion, due to uptake in earlier-stage indications such as triple-negative breast cancer and cervical cancer, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about early detection, education, and support for those affected by breast cancer," Kai Trump wrote on Instagram.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Because, look’ee here, dear boy,” he said, dropping his voice, and laying a long finger on my breast in an impressive manner, “caution is necessary.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Caroline is now having consultations about a double mastectomy to remove both breasts, along with reconstruction surgery and implants, as part of a trial, and her family members are being genetically tested.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
These are just some of the reasons why Charlotte Howard, 52, from West Lavington, says she is "disgusted" by her own breasts.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I tend to start with the protein and work outward: If two chicken breasts comfortably feed your two-person household, chop and freeze two with the scallions and ginger.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Industry officials have warned that attempts to label ultraprocessed foods would raise grocery prices for Americans and potentially label household staples, such as chicken breasts, that are washed with chemicals as ultraprocessed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Delicate Adonis is dying, Cytherea, what shall we do? Beat your breasts, maidens, and rend your tunics.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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“Do you want single breasted or double breasted? Do you want a coat? Do you want it baggy? Do you want it slim? What color? What fabric?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
On a recent visit, a red breasted hawk perched atop a post where one of its security lights had broken and fallen off.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Classy tailoring on suits, such as a double breasted number that opened the show with a delicate nip at the waists, contrasted with white sneakers and vests.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
Saturday’s muted variation on sartorial elegance - fitted double breasted wool suits, Left Bank dark turtle necks, loose, pin-striped jackets and sumptuous car coats - was just this.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2015
He appears wearing a double- breasted suit, an unneeded raincoat draped over his arm.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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The point is for his team to be playing its best basketball in March, like a sprinter hitting top speed while breasting the finish-line tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Cormorants balancing on the calcified poles of long-abandoned jetties, looked, as they spread their wings to dry in the sun, like runners breasting a tape.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
Part of Singapore's reason for dismissing American pedagogy is "navigational" in a geopolitical sense: Lee Hsien Loong likens his country to a small but doughty craft breasting powerful riptides of global economics and politics.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2021
In Douglas’s case, he leans forward, as if forever grasping the prow of a Viking ship, breasting the waves and building up an appetite for experience.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2016
I’m examining the arches of my feet, trying to understand what it means that they have “fallen,” when I see Clementine breasting through the water to me.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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