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Recent Examples of carcinoma
According to results from a Sunday procedure to have skin lesions removed, doctors found squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in cells in the middle and outer layers of the skin.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The reduction was seen in non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma, which is the most common, and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Lindberg was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma — a cancer that affects the mouth and palate — in 2023, but only revealed his diagnosis publicly in August.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Last month, At the Gates and Lindberg told fans that the singer was diagnosed, in December 2023, with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer that was detected in his mouth.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The reduction was seen in non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma, which is the most common, and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Lindberg was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma — a cancer that affects the mouth and palate — in 2023, but only revealed his diagnosis publicly in August.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Last month, At the Gates and Lindberg told fans that the singer was diagnosed, in December 2023, with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer that was detected in his mouth.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
Noun
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There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Doctors prescribe Keytruda for a wide variety of cancers, including malignancies in the lungs, skin, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both doctors, however, said there’s not yet enough data to say whether nicotinamide supplementation is beneficial for people who have never had skin cancer, or who have had melanoma—which is less common but deadlier than basal and squamous cell disease.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
26 Sep. 2025
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Treatment is aggressive, relying on immunotherapy rather than chemotherapy, which is largely ineffective against melanoma.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The company’s ethos is centered on significantly shortening the drug discovery and development process, ultimately creating medicines to treat the most significant killers, starting with aggressive cancers like breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lymphoproliferative disorders are conditions that affect white blood cells, including cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Craig died by suicide in July 2018, and Ronnie died of colon cancer four years later.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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After months of dealing with unknown health issues, Sanders revealed in July that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and had his bladder removed during an offseason surgery.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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The procedure allows doctors to identify and remove any polyps, which are the growths that can turn into cancer.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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