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An estimated 33,600 women will be diagnosed with lobular breast cancer or invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) this year, according to new projections by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most common breast cancer type, is increasing about 3% each year, more than triple the rate of other breast cancers, the report, published on Tuesday morning, found.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
The risk of developing skin cancers — including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma — was reduced by about 14% in those exposed to the supplement.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Research shows drinking coffee may help protect against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most common breast cancer type, is increasing about 3% each year, more than triple the rate of other breast cancers, the report, published on Tuesday morning, found.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
The risk of developing skin cancers — including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma — was reduced by about 14% in those exposed to the supplement.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Research shows drinking coffee may help protect against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 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
Noun
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The study was conducted in mice, but its implications could help scientists understand why some people develop melanoma without obvious warning signs, and how the natural mechanisms of aging could actually protect against cancer.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It is considered a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and is sometimes known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The American poet Violet Ranney Lang was born in 1924 and died in 1956, of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, at the age of thirty-two.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Malnutrition and muscle loss are common in people who lose their appetite due to chronic conditions and cancer.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
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Biden also advocated for research into a cure for cancer and secured millions of dollars in federal funding for research into women’s health.—
Darlene Superville,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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One type of polyp, called adenomas, is known to increase the chance of cancer.12 3.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Polyps usually don't show symptoms, which is why regular screening tests to find and remove polyps helps to prevent illness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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