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Used with adjectives:
"
Breast cancer runs in my family."
(breast, cervical, colon, lung, prostate, skin)
"
She was diagnosed with incurable cancer."
(incurable, inoperable, terminal, early-stage, childhood)
Used with verbs:
"
He is suffering from lung cancer."
(be + suffering from, has)
"
She developed a rare form of cancer."
(developed, got)
"
Her cancer was caused by smoking for many years."
(be + caused by)
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How can we prevent cancer?"
(prevent)
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Women should be screened for various types of cancer."
(screened)
"
He was diagnosed with colon cancer."
(diagnosed with)
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They detected some cancer cells in his lungs."
(detected)
"
Can this cancer be cured?"
(cured, treated)
"
How many people die from this type of cancer?"
(die from, die of)
"
She beat cancer."
(beat, survived)
"
He has been battling cancer."
(battling, fighting)
"
Her cancer spread to other parts of her body."
(spread)
Used with nouns:
"
The doctor found cancer cells."
(cells, tissue)
"
She is a cancer patient."
(patient, survivor, victim)
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There is a greater cancer risk in smokers."
(risk, incidence, rate)
"
Scientists are concerned with the increase in cancer deaths."
(deaths, mortality)
"
He works in cancer research."
(research, prevention, detection, diagnosis, screening)
"
The cancer drug is too expensive."
(drug, medication, therapy, treatment, rehabilitation)
"
Did you see a cancer specialist?"
(specialist, researcher)
