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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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Every participant also had at least two chronic medical conditions, such as a history of cancer or lung disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

But his fight has only just begun, as he’s diagnosed with cancer the following year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The story of one little boy who was diagnosed with cancer shows the far-reaching consequences of a craze that has clear echoes today.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

The 71-year-old has been so looking forward to returning that not even lung cancer surgery last month could delay his trip, which has seen him rocket through Uruguay and Argentina to Peru.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

The result, in that case, can be cancer.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

One of the most well-known of these mysterious burning worlds is 55 Cancri e, an exoplanet about 41 light-years away that scientists describe as home to both sparkling skies and roiling lava seas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2023

The scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope are currently observing exoplanet 55 Cancri e, and are hoping to do with it what they did to WASP-96b.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2022

The star, however, is smaller and cooler than that of 55 Cancri e.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 3, 2022

Another idea is that 55 Cancri e rotates to create day and night, but with nightmarish results.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022

The word Præsape is often translated “Beehive,” but there can be no doubt that it really means “Manger,” referring to the stars γ and δ Cancri, which the ancients called Aselli, the ass’s colts.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore


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