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His 2-year-old daughter had died of cancer months earlier and he was planning to take some time off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was only after Enlli had further tests when a scan showed a cyst in her pelvis that the teenager from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was given the devastating news she had ovarian cancer.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In January 2024, the Queen opened a new Maggie's cancer support centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Every year, about 120 young women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK, and about one in 10,000 women experience the menopause in their teens.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
His father had died after another misdiagnosis: A doctor had failed to spot the cancer on an X-ray, and the family had received a small settlement.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Although Webb cannot capture a direct image of 55 Cancri e, it can measure subtle changes in light from the system as the planet orbits the star.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
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 two planets Webb officials highlighted include the super-hot, lava-covered 55 Cancri e, and LHS 3844 b, which lacks a substantial atmosphere.
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
Sigma Orionis and 12 Lyncis, also Theta Cancri and Mu Bootis are good examples of triple stars.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd
