cancer

noun

Definition of cancernext
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as in disease

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as in lymphoma

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as in canker

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Recent Examples of cancer The expenses Grapes for Glioblastoma covers are deliberately different from what cancer philanthropy typically funds. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 July 2026 The jury found that Edwin Hardeman, a California man who used the weed killer on his properties, had proved that Roundup had caused his cancer and that Monsanto had failed to warn consumers of the dangers of its product. — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 After-School All- Stars in New York, MSK Kids, the pediatric cancer program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Children & Teen and Adolescents & Young Adult (AYA) Programs, and Hassenfeld Children’s Hosipal at NYU Langone. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cancer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancer
  1. disease
  2. lymphoma
  3. canker
  4. virus
  5. melanoma
  6. decay
  7. carcinoma
  8. rot
Noun
  • In Orange County, its vector control district reported its first disease-carrying mosquitoes in Newport Beach on June 2.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The disease does not generally spread from person to person, but infections can occur if the bacteria get into a building's water supply, including in shower heads, sink faucets, hot water tanks, heaters, cooling towers and other plumbing systems.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of disease
Noun
  • Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Kennedy had supported Brownell through her lymphoma treatment years prior.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of lymphoma
Noun
  • Monitor for Pests and Disease Healthy plants are better at surviving heat stress than plants that are already weakened, so keep an eye on your tomato plants throughout the growing season for common pests, like tomato hornworm, and diseases, such as early or late blight, white mold, and canker.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • Vines growing on the trunk and branches can hide structural damage or potential hazards like a canker or decayed section of a branch or the trunk.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of canker
Noun
  • Thorough cooking kills the virus, so cook eggs and meat all the way through and skip raw milk.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Testing of saliva later confirmed infection with a bat rabies virus variant.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of virus
Noun
  • Using a tanning bed before age 35 can raise melanoma risk by about 75%, Tassavor noted.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • He was diagnosed with uveal melanoma, a rare, deadly cancer that develops in the middle layer of the eye.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of melanoma
Noun
  • The aisles were so choked that blooms and branches brushed against us, the air heady with the scent of lilies, roses, eucalyptus, and sweet decay.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • The physical properties of TRISO fuel and gas cooling allow the core to dissipate residual decay heat naturally.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of decay
Noun
  • The company currently has cancer therapies in mid and late-stage trials targeting melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and bladder cancer.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • Remission of hepatocellular carcinoma has been reported in a few cases in a single study, and a formula containing reishi and ligustrum helped maintain the quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Definition of carcinoma
Noun
  • Areas with heavy rain, snow, or high humidity are more prone to wood rot, mildew, and moisture absorption, often requiring restaining every one to two years.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot.
    — Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of rot

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“Cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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