How to Use cancer in a Sentence
cancer
noun
- She learned that she has cancer.
- Eating certain foods may help reduce the risk of cancer.
- Advanced cancers are more difficult to treat.
- He was diagnosed with cancer.
- I'm a Taurus, but my best friend is a Cancer.
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Both also agree that cancer is more of a marathon than a race.
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Erin Prater,
Fortune Well,
4 Feb. 2024
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Dawn grows her hair out, then chops it off to donate it to cancer patients.
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David Sedaris,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2024
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The cause was breast cancer, her daughter Juliette Rossant said.
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Alex Williams,
New York Times,
13 Oct. 2023
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It’s been about a month since Olivia Munn shared her breast cancer diagnosis with the world.
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Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
17 Apr. 2024
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His wife died of ovarian cancer last year, and his son is in his thirties.
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Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
17 July 2023
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Catherine, Princess of Wales—Kate to those (many millions of people) who love her—has cancer.
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Chloe Fox,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2024
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This difference led to more deaths from heart disease and lung cancer for men.
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Will Sullivan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Nov. 2023
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The hormone therapy used in the trial raised the risk of breast cancer and failed to reduce heart disease.
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Maggie Fox,
TIME,
5 Apr. 2024
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Shauna had cancer as a child, which stunted the growth of her pituitary gland.
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Bailey Richards,
Peoplemag,
17 July 2023
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These siblings are all from my mom’s first husband, who died of cancer before I was born.
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Amy Dickinson,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Jan. 2024
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Eating these foods could increase the risk of colorectal cancer, a study has found.
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Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
29 Nov. 2023
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The cause was prostate cancer, his daughter Dr. Tara Shelby Sexton said.
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Sam Roberts,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2023
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Heather Jessup, a friend, said the cause was complications of cancer.
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Neil Genzlinger,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 July 2023
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West-siders also are at a greater risk of cancer from air pollutants than other parts of Salt Lake City.
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Alixel Cabrera,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
27 July 2023
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Nicotine does not cause cancer or lung disease, according to the FDA.
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Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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The company is considering a shift to a similar drug for the same form of cancer.
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Nacha Cattan Bloomberg News,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2023
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The focus, rightfully so, is often on the cancer patient.
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Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2023
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In fact, other studies have shown that a lifelong diet rich in soy foods reduces the risk of breast cancer in women.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Nov. 2023
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Such a diagnosis is not unheard-of, some cancer experts not involved in the king’s care say.
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Mark Landler,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2024
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As with many types of cancer, available treatments work well for some patients with prostate cancer and not others.
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Victoria Forster,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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Sunscreen Allergies Sunscreen is considered a must at the beach to reduce the risk of skin cancer.
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Daniel More,
Verywell Health,
8 Mar. 2024
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And though cancer is one of the most common causes of death across all breeds, veterinary medicine is getting better at treating it.
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Jennifer Nelson,
Southern Living,
13 Dec. 2023
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He was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 — melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain — but he was later declared cancer-free.
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Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
17 Nov. 2023
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Castro underwent surgery in Texas to remove some of the cancer in February.
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Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
17 July 2023
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Roy de Souza’s journey into the world of biotech began after his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017.
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Chase Clements,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2024
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