[Vocabulary] Struggle with/against

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Are struggle with/ struggle against interchangeable in general?
 

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I would say no.

Have you any specific context?

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Actually I would like to know if in general they are interchangeable or not, let's use the example below:
She struggles (with/against) cancer.
Which one is correct?
 
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I would use with in that sentence.
 

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Thank you Rover_KE.
 

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Your thanks are appreciated, Reemy, but you don't need to send them in a separate post.

We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help.


Rover:-D
 
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