cancer

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Dorio said he found no evidence of cancer and the patient was sent back to regular care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The 35-year-old is running the marathon to support It's Never You, a charity founded by his friends, Ceri and Frances Menai-Davis, after their six-year-old son, Hugh, died from a rare cancer.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Dozens of his acquaintances later died of cancer.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

New drugs for pancreatic cancer show remarkable promise for treating the deadly disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I should feel lucky it’s not something really bad, like cancer or some rare flesh-eating bacteria.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish