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Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer in the United States, followed by squamous cell carcinoma.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
When squamous cell carcinoma affects the skin, it is sometimes called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
Baseline estimates presented at a conference last month blame alcohol for over a third of esophageal cancers (mostly squamous cell carcinoma) and oral cavity and pharynx cancers, and a quarter of liver cancer cases.
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Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024
Advertisement Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer in the United States, followed by squamous cell carcinoma.
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
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“Squamous cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squamous%20cell. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
squamous cell
noun
: a cell of or derived from squamous epithelium
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