Example Sentences

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After the removal of a cancerous salivary gland tumor, Wing’s oncologist recommended chemotherapy and radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Unlike chemotherapy, which kills healthy and cancerous cells alike, these medicines essentially empower patients’ immune systems to correctly recognize and attack tumors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

"They can't actually tell if its cancerous until they get inside you," he said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes act as the immune system's specialized "killer" cells, seeking out and eliminating infected or cancerous cells with remarkable precision.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Radioactive tracer substances were injected into cancerous mice.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson