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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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For the first time, the American Cancer Society recommended in an announcement last month that a blood test could be used to screen people who choose not to or can’t get a colonoscopy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The findings, published in Cancer Discovery, could help improve CAR T-cell therapy, particularly against solid tumors that have proven difficult to treat.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

There are 11,500 diagnoses of the disease in Britain each year and around 10,200 deaths, according to Cancer Research UK.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A surgeon from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center removed her brain tumor and lined the cavity with the implants in late November 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“I wasn’t bad, but all the shoes and balls are Cancer Perks.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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