cancers

noun

plural of cancer
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as in diseases

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as in malignancies

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as in cankers

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Recent Examples of cancers Now researchers are investigating whether certain cancers, such as breast cancer, could be added to that list. — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 June 2026 Over time, follow-on R&D added over 40 indications across numerous cancers — including early-stage applications that allow treatment to begin before cancer worsens. — Tomas J. Philipson, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026 Lung and breast cancers showed the biggest reductions Researchers found lower rates of cancer progression in six of the seven cancer types studied among patients taking GLP-1 drugs. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026 Researchers found that patients who took GLP-1 drugs appeared to have lower rates of metastatic progression in all of the cancers except for kidney cancer. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Some studies have linked higher PFAS exposure to a higher risk of certain cancers, including colorectal cancer. — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 May 2026 Because some breast cancers require estrogen to grow, removing the ovaries may slow or even stop the growth of breast cancer cells. — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 15 May 2026 In recent years, research has increasingly linked even low levels of drinking to higher risks of several cancers, including breast and colorectal cancer. — Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026 Advances in science in recent years have made many cancers more treatable and survivable — but not colorectal cancer, which has become more lethal, striking people at younger ages. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
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  1. diseases
  2. rot
  3. viruses
  4. perversions
Noun
  • Blood tests and biopsies are typically used to study immune biomarkers for skin diseases like psoriasis and vitiligo.
    — Erica Sweeney, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Vaccines have been so successful that many of today’s parents and many young pediatricians have never seen what these diseases can do.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of diseases
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  • When the plant roots encounter an area acidified by decaying plant matter—a chemical gradient distinct from that of animal matter—ABA builds up on the side facing the rot, encouraging growth in the other direction.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And to manage context rot, feeding your agents only the context required for their current step may not be enough.
    — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rot
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  • The cocktail neutralized viruses representing both major Nipah strains as well as Hendra virus, demonstrating broad activity across multiple members of the henipavirus family.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • There is no treatment for these viruses, and the plants should be removed and discarded to help prevent the spread of the virus.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Definition of viruses
Noun
  • Its technological perversions, unfortunately, end up quite mundane.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of perversions

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“Cancers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancers. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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