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August 27, 2017 2:59 pm at 2:59 pm #1347939
Goldilocks
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I’ve heard (I don’t remember the source) that the word “cancer” stems from idols. Apparently the disease cancer was named after a constellation which was named after an idol. That might be one reason why people don’t want to say it.