Even though the herpes virus is not as life threatening as, say, cancer, it can still get in the way of your life.

就算疱疹细菌没有癌症那样危及生命，还是会给你的生活造成不便。

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"But more importantly, I can tell you what's not wrong: it's not meningitis or cancer or a brain tumor or some other life-threatening illness."

但是更为重要的是，我可以告诉你哪里没有问题：它并非脑膜炎或者癌症或者脑瘤或者其它一些危及生命的疾病。

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The advice covers all life-threatening conditions, including heart failure, brain damage, cancer, dementia, as well as patients in a permanent vegetative state.

该项指导意见涵盖所有对生命有威胁的情况，包括心脏衰竭、脑坏死、癌症、老年痴呆症和永久性的植物人等。

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While no vaccine exists for hepatitis C, early detection and treatment can curb transmission, limit the disease's progression, and prevent life-threatening complications, including liver cancer.

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An operation to remove the prostate can have serious side-effects, such as loss of control of urinary function, so doctors are unwilling to operate unless the cancer appears life-threatening.

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Ms. Jaeger's foundation, Little Star, serves children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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