cancer

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Vachon was still living by the beach in Southern California in 2016 when his wife, Nicole, whom he married less than a month after his trade to the Kings, died of brain cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

It also says that hormonal contraception can raise the risk of blood clots and breast cancer, but that the risk is "very low".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

For cancer in women, the timing of weight gain did not seem to change the level of risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

A 2022 color additive petition filed by two dozen food safety and health advocates found that Red Dye No. 3 caused cancer in laboratory male rats exposed to high levels of the dye.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 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