居里夫人是一位杰出的科学家，她首创了“放射性”一词，发现了有助于癌症治疗的元素钋和镭。她是**位获得诺贝尔奖的女性，但是由于长期接触放射性物质，居里夫人于1934年7月3日因恶性白血病逝世。

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Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who coined the term ‘radioactivity’, discovered polonium and radium, and helped develop treatments for cancer. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but her dedication to physics ultimately caused her death from radiation.

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