Word: tumorous
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...among the thousands of American women who have survived breast cancer, you probably find yourself thinking twice about everything you do - what you eat, how much you exercise - to ensure that you don't increase your risk of developing another tumor. It's a natural response to a difficult diagnosis, but it can be challenging, especially when it comes to diet: most breast tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen, but estrogen is frequently found in many popular foods, from some types of milk and yogurt to breakfast bars to tofu and those addictive edamame beans...
...method detailed in the study, published last week in the journal Science Translational Medicine, used a miniscule plastic disk implant carrying the vaccine to recognize and eliminate tumor cells...
...three years after lying on her first sun bed, Duke went to see a doctor to get a mole removed. Routine tests confirmed that the mole was a malignant tumor - Duke had advanced-stage melanoma and was wheeled into surgery that week. A chunk of flesh from her right arm was removed, and a year of intensive cancer therapy followed. She survived without serious complications...
...years, Kennedy was elected to serve in the U.S. Senate in 1962. He was reelected seven times, making him the second-longest serving member of the Senate at the time of his death.After a seizure in May 2008, he was diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of brain tumor that carries a bleak prognosis in the majority of patients. He underwent surgery and a subsequent aggressive course of cancer treatment in the months following the diagnosis.In the Senate, Kennedy developed a reputation as a leader on social policy issues, championing reforms in areas such as health care, education...
...became a debating point. Allies called on lawmakers to honor his legacy, pass real reform; adversaries cited his case as a cautionary tale about too much change. "In countries that have government-run health care," warned Iowa's Republican Senator Charles Grassley, "I've been told that the brain tumor that Sen. Kennedy has - because he's 77 years old - would not be treated the way it's treated in the United States." This would be like saying, he went on, that "when somebody gets to be 85 their life is worth less than when...