recurrence
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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
Mr. Woodhouse came in, and very soon led to the subject again, by the recurrence of his very frequent inquiry of “Well, my dears, how does your book go on?—Have you got any thing fresh?”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
But the technology’s greater promise may lie in preventing cancer recurrences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Still, recurrences were equally common in both groups, indicating that postoperative treatment seems sufficient to eliminate remaining tumour cells.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 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
Vocabulary lists containing recurrence
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving
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Vocabulary from Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" (1918)
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