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[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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Then his neighbor, a deacon in his church, told him about a previous roommate who had died of cancer, and how he had recently been diagnosed himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Our goal is to identify approaches that make these complex diseases more treatable by finding the differences between cancer cells and normal cells," Pietras said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Charles, 77, who is still receiving treatment for cancer, will visit former colonies that are now independent from Britain and are members of the British Commonwealth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

When her father-in-law learns that he has cancer, Sarah Perry struggles to embrace her new role as his caregiver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

How would they know that their great-grandpa died of cancer?

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Analysis of additional secondary eclipse observations of 55 Cancri e are currently in progress.

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

The same day we passed Tropicus Cancri, still hauing the winde East Northeast, and in the euening we were vnder 24. degr.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Richard Hakluyt




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