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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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"Every patient, especially those with cancer, should feel safe when they come to the hospital."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Something as simple as a cold could kill Rebecca Quayle, who has terminal cancer, her mum believes.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Replimune submitted additional data showing that cancer in responding patients advanced after a median 30.6 months when they also got RP1, versus 4.4 months of being treated with other immunotherapies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Researchers have found a way to make the immune system's T cells far more effective at attacking cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Gram can no more help me now than I could have saved her from her cancer.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish