contract cancer

Examples (10)

• He sadly contracted lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking.
• The study found that workers exposed to the chemical were more likely to contract cancer.
• It's a tragedy when anyone contracts cancer, especially a child.
• She was devastated to learn she had contracted a rare form of skin cancer.
• There is a genetic predisposition that increases the risk of contracting certain types of cancer.
• By the time he sought medical help, he had already contracted terminal cancer.
• The former leader contracted pancreatic cancer and passed away a year later.
• A healthy lifestyle does not guarantee you won't contract cancer, but it lowers the risk.
• Many firefighters from that era contracted cancer from toxic fumes.
• The legal case argued that he contracted cancer as a direct result of his workplace environment.