How to Use squamous in a Sentence

squamous

adjective
  • Patients in the study had an advanced stage of non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Still, squamous cells are found almost everywhere in the body.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The patients had a subtype of lung cancer known as squamous non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Peter Loftus, WSJ, 4 June 2018
  • Basal cells, which are deeper in the epidermis, divide to make new cells to replace the old squamous ones.
    Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The biopsy showed that the sperm bags of the squid had thrust into the squamous epithelium of the patient.
    Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2012
  • So, squamous mucosa is considered the normal lining of the inside of the lip.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Other skin cancers like squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas rarely recur or spread at the same rate that melanoma does.
    Alisa Hrustic, Fox News, 23 June 2017
  • The first two — basal cell and squamous cell — are linked more to indoor tanning than melanoma, which is the deadliest form of skin cancer.
    Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald, 27 May 2017
  • Patients diagnosed with basal or squamous cell cancer have other options as well.
    Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 May 2017
  • There are three main types of skin cancers – basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
    Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald, 27 May 2017
  • Melanoma, for example, is more common among lighter skinned people, while squamous is more common among those with darker complexions.
    Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Any restoration – from totally squamous to poofed up with down – require speculation.
    Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 14 June 2017
  • That’s when she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, Fleischmann said.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Even more shocking, the diagnosis said this cancer was squamous cell carcinoma.
    Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 22 June 2017
  • The zoo's vet staff performed an exam, diagnosing squamous cell carcinoma, bone cancer in Roscoe's jaw.
    Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 31 July 2017
  • It is designed to provide a non-surgical alternative to remove basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma without leaving a scar.
    Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 May 2017
  • Summit plans to report progression-free survival results from squamous patients in the global Harmoni-3 trial in the second half of this year.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • From the blood stains in November, a trip to a specialist produced a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer.
    Robert King, Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The mom of four previously had three spots that turned out to be basil cell skin cancer, and one squamous cell skin cancer, all of which can be treated with early detection and by quickly removing the skin cells.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • This thin skin is most likely to develop basal cell and squamous cell cancers, so the recommendation is to wear the largest pair of sunglasses possible to protect the eyelids and surrounding skin.
    Susan Scutti, CNN, 30 May 2017
  • In the 1980s, Dougan developed squamous skin cancer and spent almost a year at the City of Hope cancer treatment center.
    New York Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Meanwhile, Pettey warns that cancers of the eye itself, including squamous cell carcinomas and malignant melanomas, also can result from sun exposure.
    Susan Scutti, CNN, 30 May 2017
  • Cervical dysplasia on a Pap test is a squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL).
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Coulier was diagnosed with P16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer, when doctors noticed a flare-up on the base of his tongue during a routine check-up and PET scan.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Then, in December 2025, Coulier revealed he had been recently diagnosed with p16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer found at the base of his tongue.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Their world turned upside down when Neumann was diagnosed with NUT midline carcinoma, a squamous cell cancer that generally affects the midline of the body such as the head, neck and center of the chest.
    Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 July 2017
  • The results from the trial conducted in China showed the drug, when combined with chemotherapy, kept people with squamous non-small-cell lung cancer alive for a median of four months longer than the standard treatment, though scientists are debating the findings.
    J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 31 May 2026
  • Eligible participants must identify as Black, be assigned female at birth or self-identify as women, not have a history of cancer (except basal or squamous skin cancer) and be between ages 25 and 55.
    Shana O. Ntiri, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
  • Her mother has Lynch syndrome, a hereditary disorder that sharply raises the risk of certain cancers, and since 2003, Priscilla Joho has suffered colon cancer, uterine cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
    Laurie McGinley, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017

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