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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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Being overweight or obese increases your risk for developing health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers.

From BBC

But in 2024, Saad began pushing the notion that empathy has become a “cancer” because it allegedly has no “stopping mechanism” and will eventually kill its host — the human race.

From Salon

Scientists have linked a small number of them to serious harms, such as infertility and cancer.

From BBC

The researchers showed that YTHDF2 is central to controlling RNA metabolism so that cells remain healthy, and their work points to possible new strategies for preventing and treating skin cancer.

From Science Daily

Tests for the disease are unreliable, and can lead to men being treated for a slow-growing cancer that is not going to cause them any harm.

From BBC