SUFFERER


Meaning of SUFFERER in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

individual

Continued avoidance of other substances or behaviours that may have a comparable, destructive, mood-altering effect on the individual sufferer .

They live out their lonely existence entirely within the individual sufferer .

The progressive decline in the course of addictive disease follows similar patterns in differing individual sufferers .

other

But at least they had been brought into contact with other sufferers .

John Head says it is vital the money is found to help other cancer sufferers .

I would suggest that Bernard Dixon, and any other hypochondria sufferers , try the prescription.

If that's the case, there's hope for other cancer sufferers .

■ NOUN

aids

As Joe is dying, two friends care for him showing the need for compassion to AIDS sufferers .

Clergy who revile homosexuality from the pulpit often turn around and take up collections and provide care for AIDS sufferers .

In the case of AIDS sufferers , it develops rapidly and is more lethal.

She knew why so many AIDS sufferers hid, how they faced losing jobs, insurance, homes.

She even invites AIDS sufferers to come and talk to them.

arthritis

Good for arthritis sufferers and they say it even stops snoring.

He is looking forward to the new challenge of visiting arthritis sufferers in their own homes.

Cider vinegar is also thought to be beneficial to arthritis sufferers .

asthma

One child in ten is affected and, in 1990, there were 98 deaths among five-to-24-year-old asthma sufferers .

Of course, large hurdles remain before asthma sufferers can breathe easier.

But frequently the asthma sufferer learned to hold back both feelings because neither are acceptable to the family.

Environmental groups say the current air standards are inadequate to protect the health of asthma sufferers and others with lung diseases.

The study offers hope to allergy and asthma sufferers , Bloom said.

cancer

The idea was to talk to survivors of life's hardships, from concentration camp victims to cancer sufferers .

Karen Hurst helped a 10-year-old a cancer sufferer back to health by donating life-giving marrow last year.

If successful it will mean gentler treatments for cancer sufferers as many drugs currently in use have toxic side effects.

Do I really not want to be well? the cancer sufferer asks herself.

John Head, from Huntley in the Forest of Dean, is a cancer sufferer and recognises the need for urgent help.

John Head says it is vital the money is found to help other cancer sufferers .

If that's the case, there's hope for other cancer sufferers .

dementia

Information about the type and frequency of social or medical services received by the dementia sufferer was to be sought.

From a medical practitioner familiar with the dementia sufferer .

Table 4.1 shows where the dementia sufferers were living six months and 12 months after referral to the psychogeriatric service.

Table 5.2 shows the relationship of the principal carer to the dementia sufferer .

Working only with dementia sufferers in their own homes requires special skills, but also is taxing on patience and anxiety provoking.

Each source contributed to the attempt to understand what dementia sufferers needed in order to help them stay at home.

There will, in particular, continue to be a large number of dementia sufferers in the geriatric services.

■ VERB

help

John Head says it is vital the money is found to help other cancer sufferers .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Lupus is a disease of the immune system and nine out of ten sufferers are women.

Many sufferers from depression struggle on for years before seeking help.

Studies indicate that the treatment has helped headache sufferers.

Summer can be a nightmare for hay fever sufferers.

The health centre runs a support group for Parkinson's disease sufferers.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

According to the World Bank, there are up to 700,000 sufferers.

It also follows that any sufferer primarily addicted to one of these other drugs will tend to be cross-addicted to alcohol.

It may - or may not - be appropriate to recommend the sufferer to refer these issues for group assessment.

Meanwhile, I have just one tip for fellow sufferers.

Previously, families could lose out on compensation of up to £30,000 if a sufferer died before the case was settled.

Table 6.1 makes no distinction between different types of dementia sufferer .

The paper could prove enormously important to the future of the 200 million malaria sufferers around the world.

There are, of course, male sufferers of hysteria, she points out.

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