cancer

Example Sentences

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“I have cancer, and I can’t continue my treatment,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

In a twist on that narrative, Dorio said he was once asked by a hospice operator to examine a patient who had arrived with a diagnosis of bladder cancer.

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

My mom won’t buy us any because she says it’s nothing but sugar mixed with chemicals to make it neon colors, and it’ll give you cancer.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri