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Common types of adrenal tumors include adrenal adenomas (benign), adrenal carcinomas (malignant and prone to spreading) peochromocrytomas, and paragangliomas.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Cardwell died at age 28 in December 2023 after she was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma the previous January.
—Elissa Rosen, People.com, 12 June 2025
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Merkel cell carcinoma: Fast-moving and aggressive, this rare skin cancer causes a painless, shiny bump on the skin.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Cardwell died at age 28 in December 2023 after she was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma the previous January.
—Elissa Rosen, People.com, 12 June 2025
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Merkel cell carcinoma: Fast-moving and aggressive, this rare skin cancer causes a painless, shiny bump on the skin.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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Most striking was the test’s ability to detect malignancies long considered unscreenable—pancreatic, ovarian, and others that had eluded surveillance.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Grail’s test identified malignancy in 1,453 of the cancer cases, missing it in 1,370.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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What health & wellness means for you:Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter Cena wants to close the 'gender gap' in SPF usage Women are more than twice as likely as men to wear sunscreen, but by age 50, men are at a greater risk of melanoma than women.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum — who shared in February that her melanoma had spread to her lungs and brain — sat down with Nightline for an interview which aired on Thursday, April 10.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Doctors later diagnosed Miller with Burkitt lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that develops in the lymphatic system.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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But some critics see her comment as an overly flippant endorsement of an invasive procedure that can lead to illness or infection and has been linked to BIA-ALCL, a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a cancer of the immune system).—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Health Issues Exotic has prostate cancer and cancer in his left lung.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Overall, the rate of death seven days after mRNA vaccinations has been lower than the background rates among the general population for the most common causes of death — such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.—
Michael A. Hiltzik,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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What to know about the seafarers The blobs are not jellyfish but colonies of polyps similar to the Portuguese man-of-war, according to JellyWatch.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some of these common drugs include antacids, antidepressants, blood pressure medication, iron supplements, and opiates (narcotics). Polyps or tumors: A blockage in the intestine caused by a large growth (a polyp) or a tumor prevents stool from passing.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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