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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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A surgeon from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center removed her brain tumor and lined the cavity with the implants in late November 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The American Cancer Society predicts that roughly 8,510 patients with advanced melanoma will die in the U.S. this year, roughly two-thirds of which are male.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Cancer cannot be prevented by loading up on any single vitamin.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But my family’s health insurance, supplied by their labor union, wouldn’t cover care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where I had 33 radiation treatments.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Cancer of the male breast is also prevalent in parts of Africa, associated with liver disease and malnutrition.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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