cancer centre

collocation in English

meaningsofcancerandcentre

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cancer
noun
uk
/ˈkæn.sər/us
/ˈkæn.sɚ/
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often ...
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centre
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.tər/us
/ˈsen.t̬ɚ/
the middle point ...
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(Definition ofcancerandcentrefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The clinical oncologists andcancercentremanagement welcomed the results.
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In addition, this study only recruited subjects from onecancercentre, therefore making it difficult to generalize to other areas.
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The presentations describe a research study undertaken a regionalcancercentre.
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Five cancer care practitioners, all experienced members of staff in the samecancercentre, agreed to participate this study.
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He announced expenditure of millions of pounds on a new linear accelerator to replace an old one at thecancercentre.
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I certainly approve of the concept of a nationalcancercentre, benefiting from international collaboration.
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A key element has been local discussion as to where and what cancers should be treated at each individual potentialcancercentreor cancer unit.
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Fortunately, another site was chosen 20 ft away; it is just over the road from the maincancercentre, so it is perfect.
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Access tocancercentreservices is based upon the area of residence for individual patients.
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The expert advisory group recommended that acancercentreshould normally serve a population of more than 1 million.
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It is accepted that the everyday working of thecancercentrehas been made more complicated by those transfers.
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The mind boggles, but it boggles further when one considers that we do not even know where the proposedcancercentreis to go.
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I want there to be a nationalcancercentre.
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In other words, all the various strands that comprise acancercentreare provided on both sites.
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It has built up a formidable reputation as a regionalcancercentre.
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Those specialties are crucial to the underpinning of thecancercentre.
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A further £3.5 million has been invested in a new unit for other cancer services, and we have now been designated a regionalcancercentre.
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The commitment to retain a fullcancercentrehas been ignored.
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Thecancercentrewas excluded from the process, and its needs were pushed in a cowardly and unsound manner into the back of the document.
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I regret the move and have resisted it, but it does not mean that the excellent work of thecancercentrecannot continue.
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