brain cancer

collocation in English

meaningsofbrainandcancer

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brain
noun
uk
/breɪn/us
/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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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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(Definition ofbrainandcancerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The authors' findings are extremely significant in improving the accuracy of localisation in the radiotherapy treatment of head and neck andbraincancer.
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Braincancerpatients are no exception to this oversight.
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The word is sometimes used metaphorically to connote an unstoppable process of destruction, and indeed some forms ofbraincancerpresent the most dire prognosis of any cancer.
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A number of families have a predisposition to breast cancer, bowel cancer orbraincancer.
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I feel a moral obligation to a woman who died frombraincancerto argue for the national health service.
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But there are, too, human beings who suffer—frombraincancer, from cancer of the stomach, and from other malignant diseases.
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She was diagnosed withbraincancerlater that year and took a leave of absence.
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News reports at the time of his death incorrectly citedbraincanceras the cause.
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Presser was subsequently diagnosed withbraincancer, setting off a power struggle within the union.
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She continued to work on the book even after being diagnosed withbraincanceron the day after her 57th birthday in 2007.
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Formaldehyde has been linked to nasal and lung cancer, with possible links tobraincancerand leukemia.
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Pediatricbraincanceris the second leading cause of childhood death, just after leukemia.
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It fosters collaborative research and supports six scientific initiatives across basic and translational research:braincancer, breast cancer, cancer prevention, colon cancer, immunotherapy and melanoma.
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A community group has counted 18 children withbraincancerand 3 children with brain cysts since 1996.
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Cancers linked to this disorder include; soft tissue sarcomas (often found in childhood), osteosarcoma, breast cancer,braincancer, leukaemia and adrenocortical carcinoma.
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Created by his fans, its mission is to provide funding forbraincancerresearch and treatment.
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He spent the better part of a year and a half in treatments for the recurringbraincancer.
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Metastaticbraincanceris over six times more common than primarybraincancer, as it occurs in about 1030% of all people with cancer.
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