cancerous
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All had either a blood disorder with the potential to become cancerous or a low-risk form of blood cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
According to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, these cancerous cells crowd out the normal cells, which can affect things like a person’s ability to fight infections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
He added that people should learn from Princess Diana's example, and that for anyone being "destroyed daily" by the tabloid press, it must be a "cancerous influence" on their lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Different tissues have distinct methylation patterns, and those patterns can shift when cells become diseased or cancerous.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
We righted the tiers and replaced the cages; then we were faced with the impossible task of sorting the cancerous rats and mice, the diabetic dogs, the Aschheim-Zondek rabbits, and the Wassermann guinea pigs.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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Harmful
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