noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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individual
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Continued avoidance of other substances or behaviours that may have a comparable, destructive, mood-altering effect on the individual sufferer .
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They live out their lonely existence entirely within the individual sufferer .
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The progressive decline in the course of addictive disease follows similar patterns in differing individual sufferers .
other
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But at least they had been brought into contact with other sufferers .
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John Head says it is vital the money is found to help other cancer sufferers .
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I would suggest that Bernard Dixon, and any other hypochondria sufferers , try the prescription.
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If that's the case, there's hope for other cancer sufferers .
■ NOUN
aids
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As Joe is dying, two friends care for him showing the need for compassion to AIDS sufferers .
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Clergy who revile homosexuality from the pulpit often turn around and take up collections and provide care for AIDS sufferers .
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In the case of AIDS sufferers , it develops rapidly and is more lethal.
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She knew why so many AIDS sufferers hid, how they faced losing jobs, insurance, homes.
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She even invites AIDS sufferers to come and talk to them.
arthritis
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Good for arthritis sufferers and they say it even stops snoring.
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He is looking forward to the new challenge of visiting arthritis sufferers in their own homes.
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Cider vinegar is also thought to be beneficial to arthritis sufferers .
asthma
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One child in ten is affected and, in 1990, there were 98 deaths among five-to-24-year-old asthma sufferers .
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Of course, large hurdles remain before asthma sufferers can breathe easier.
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But frequently the asthma sufferer learned to hold back both feelings because neither are acceptable to the family.
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Environmental groups say the current air standards are inadequate to protect the health of asthma sufferers and others with lung diseases.
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The study offers hope to allergy and asthma sufferers , Bloom said.
cancer
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The idea was to talk to survivors of life's hardships, from concentration camp victims to cancer sufferers .
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Karen Hurst helped a 10-year-old a cancer sufferer back to health by donating life-giving marrow last year.
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If successful it will mean gentler treatments for cancer sufferers as many drugs currently in use have toxic side effects.
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Do I really not want to be well? the cancer sufferer asks herself.
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John Head, from Huntley in the Forest of Dean, is a cancer sufferer and recognises the need for urgent help.
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John Head says it is vital the money is found to help other cancer sufferers .
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If that's the case, there's hope for other cancer sufferers .
dementia
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Information about the type and frequency of social or medical services received by the dementia sufferer was to be sought.
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From a medical practitioner familiar with the dementia sufferer .
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Table 4.1 shows where the dementia sufferers were living six months and 12 months after referral to the psychogeriatric service.
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Table 5.2 shows the relationship of the principal carer to the dementia sufferer .
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Working only with dementia sufferers in their own homes requires special skills, but also is taxing on patience and anxiety provoking.
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Each source contributed to the attempt to understand what dementia sufferers needed in order to help them stay at home.
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There will, in particular, continue to be a large number of dementia sufferers in the geriatric services.
■ VERB
help
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John Head says it is vital the money is found to help other cancer sufferers .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lupus is a disease of the immune system and nine out of ten sufferers are women.
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Many sufferers from depression struggle on for years before seeking help.
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Studies indicate that the treatment has helped headache sufferers.
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Summer can be a nightmare for hay fever sufferers.
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The health centre runs a support group for Parkinson's disease sufferers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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According to the World Bank, there are up to 700,000 sufferers.
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It also follows that any sufferer primarily addicted to one of these other drugs will tend to be cross-addicted to alcohol.
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It may - or may not - be appropriate to recommend the sufferer to refer these issues for group assessment.
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Meanwhile, I have just one tip for fellow sufferers.
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Previously, families could lose out on compensation of up to £30,000 if a sufferer died before the case was settled.
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Table 6.1 makes no distinction between different types of dementia sufferer .
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The paper could prove enormously important to the future of the 200 million malaria sufferers around the world.
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There are, of course, male sufferers of hysteria, she points out.