cancer

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These cases, in theory, could respond to early treatment and reduce certain cancer risk by up to 30%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Shelley Perkins, from Henleaze, Bristol, has spent more than £20,000 on cancer treatment for her five-year-old cocker spaniel Roxy in two years.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

‘There is an imbalance of power’: My husband has cancer.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

I watched my mom go through a lot with cancer: lumpectomy surgeries, a bilateral mastectomy, multiple rounds of chemotherapy and radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The lumberjacks and environmentalists love me equally, but a problem arises when a group of lesser scientists spread the rumor that the leaves of my trees cause cancer in laboratory animals.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris