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recurrence

[ri-kur-uhns, -kuhr-] / rɪˈkɜr əns, -ˈkʌr- /


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The companies are set to reveal the full Phase 3 data for intismeran, a therapeutic cancer vaccine that they tested in patients with melanoma to see if it can prevent the recurrence of the cancer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Clare had been in remission from vulval cancer for seven years, when a regular check-up revealed a cancer recurrence and she underwent surgery three years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Experts hope that understanding the events of August 26 will lead to the development of tools capable of predicting a recurrence.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Those surviving cells can later fuel tumor recurrence.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Platonists’ doctrines of recurrence and reminiscence were not the real problem, however; both were endorsed by Proclus, who still wrote, as the Greeks did, in terms of discovery.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“We will significantly enhance our information security to prevent recurrences and will do everything we can do to recover trust,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

The scientists showed how the immune cells could eliminate a deadly brain tumor called glioblastoma and prevent recurrences.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

Abalkina refers to the company’s inability to prevent such recurrences as “whack-a-mole.”

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2023

“The special law would the most important legislation to find the cause of the Itaewon disaster and discuss the prevention of recurrences of similar incidents.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

Multiple recurrences of the disease kept his heart weak and his health precarious.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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