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breast

[brest] / brɛst /




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A 43-year-old woman living in Tehran and undergoing treatment for breast cancer said she worried what intensified attacks on infrastructure could mean for her healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Wiles, though, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and while she has remained in her role, her influence may not be quite as forceful as it once was.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

In the time since the movie premiered last year, Peet saw both her parents go through hospice care before dying and had her own battle with breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

When she brought Briany to her breast, the milk wouldn’t come.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

And he pulled a slip of paper from his breast pocket and tucked it into my hand, saying something about how he wanted me to hold on to it as a keepsake.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan