Sentences with phrase «of dying of cancer»

If the doctor tells you that your chances of dying of cancer without an operation is 97 %, do you consult a Gallup poll before you schedule the operation?

So it may be because the risk of cancer increases so much, and because large dogs are at such a higher risk of dying of cancer (roughly 50 % chance), that large dogs generally have shorter lives than small dogs (roughly 10 % chance of dying of cancer).

For instance, large dogs have about 50 percent chance of dying of cancer, compared to about 10 percent in small dogs.

Not exact matches

His son Beau died of cancer in May.

It was published posthumously, after Kalanithi died of lung cancer in 2015 at age 37.

The senior vice president of Oracle's Cloud solutions died on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, of cancer.

Or if an employee's mother recently died of breast cancer, make a donation to Race for the Cure in her name.

Simon, who died from colon cancer in March, was best known as co-creator of the Fox animated comedy, «The Simpsons,» the longest - running sitcom in American television.

In 2005, acclaimed playwright August Wilson died at 60 after a battle with cancer, but he left a staggering body of work behind.

After all, the number of people suffering from ALS pales in comparison to the number of people who die from cancer or heart disease.

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the more time subjects spent sitting during the day, the greater their chances of dying from all causes, including cancer and heart disease.

For some perspective, here's a chart comparing the number of people in the US who died from SCA in 2012 to the number who died from Alzheimer's disease, assault with firearms, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV, house fires, motor vehicle accidents, prostate cancer, and suicides:

Pass it on: Taller people are more likely to die of cancer, while shorter people are more likely to die of heart disease.

One reason that taller people are more likely to die of many types of cancer is because they tend to have bigger organs, so there is a greater chance that one cell in the organ will become cancerous, Batty said.

Cerilli learned a lot from his father, who died of cancer when Cerilli was 16.

While she was finishing her last year of college, her mother died suddenly of lung cancer.

Within weeks of his appointment, Bell was diagnosed with cancer, left the company by November, and died in January 2005.

«So my biological mother abandoned me, and my mother who raised me abandoned me when she died of cancer,» he told The Washington Post in 2000.

Many of us were shaken by the news that Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, had died of brain cancer.

«Cancer is a disease of cells that can not die, will not die.

He was helped in the realization by remembering a close friend who had died of pancreatic cancer the year before.

There are already plenty of reasons to keep your caffeine addiction alive and kicking: habitual coffee drinkers are less likely to die of heart failure as those who don't indulge, and research has suggested that caffeine may help prevent cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Parkinson's disease.

Of course, another entrepreneur who famously struggled and succumbed to his health issues was Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011 after a painful battle with pancreatic cancer.

My husband died of pancreatic cancer, which is a really brutal form of cancer, and it's very fast.

CAM, named after Williams's son Cameron, who died of cancer at the age of 25, provides learning, health, and enrichment services to underserved individuals in the U.S. and abroad.

When Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in late 2011, questions swirled about Cook's ability to fill his former boss's giant New Balance sneakers.

Her sister was dying of cancer, and Sorensen was, understandably, finding it difficult to pull herself out of a funk.

Prolific musician and master of reinvention David Bowie died at 69 on Sunday after an 18 - month battle with cancer.

It has shown promise in metastatic melanoma, renal, and lung cancers — the last of which represents a huge opportunity for pharmaceutical companies (160,000 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer this year, compared with 10,000 from melanoma).

On the other hand, close to as much as 29 times that amount — 1 million people — die of cancer every year from smoking tobacco.

Ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in 22,280 women in 2016, and an estimated 14,240 will die of the disease, according to the National Cancer Instcancer will be diagnosed in 22,280 women in 2016, and an estimated 14,240 will die of the disease, according to the National Cancer InstCancer Institute.

Kardashian died of esophageal cancer at the age of 59, in 2003.

While consumers have every right to be skeptical of pharmaceutical companies» profit motives, if natural remedies actually cured cancer, then people would not be dying of cancer.

But perusing newspapers from towns where fracking is going on reveals how the issue refuses to die, with headlines like «Fears of Tainted Water Well Up in Colorado,» «Collateral Damage: Residents Fear Murky Effects of Energy Boom,» and «Worker Believes Cancer Caused by Fracking Fluids» appearing regularly.

Over 70 % of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer don't die from the disease, according to Dr. Otis Brawley, a prostate cancer expert and the chief medical officer for the American Cancer Socancer don't die from the disease, according to Dr. Otis Brawley, a prostate cancer expert and the chief medical officer for the American Cancer Socancer expert and the chief medical officer for the American Cancer SoCancer Society.

His first wife died of breast cancer and his younger brother died of leukemia.

She died of cancer in 2016.

Joseph Wakshlag, a nutritionist on the faculty at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, recalls becoming aware of Blue Buffalo in 2005 when he worked at a vet's office in Woodbury, Conn.: «They had salespeople who paid for «lunch and learn» sessions where they talked about the owner's dog, Blue, who had died of cancer, and now they had a new dog food that prevented cancer.

If you die, but not because of an accident (e.g. cancer), within the first two years, the death benefit will not be paid out, however, all your paid premiums plus a little interest will be paid to your beneficiaries.

In Edwards» case, his lawyers argued $ 1 million in secret payments to Edwards» pregnant mistress by Edwards» donors were aimed at shielding his wife, Elizabeth, who died of cancer in 2010, not hiding the information from voters.

The 64 - year - old designer died of uterine cancer, according to a company spokeswoman.

Most men will get prostate cancer and the majority will die with it but not because of it.

Both have passed on, with Turkel dying of a heart attack in 2009 and Kail passing away from lung cancer in 2013, but their reputation as the industry's most revered sales duo remains intact.

@justsaying: To clarify, Christopher Hitchens died of esophageal cancer.

You allow yourself to believe god helped you find your keys, but ignore that he allowed a child to die of cancer or starve.

One well known doctor said that almost every male will get prostate cancer, if a man lives long enough he is sure to get it, men can die of prostae cancer, however very few men do die of prostate cancer.

I came within weeks of dying last year from stage four liver cancer.

My mother died at 58 of lung cancer and I miss her still.

She died from cancer, and yet her cells have been used to save the lives of countless others.

My father died of colon cancer.