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Carlson, 68, died of renal cell carcinoma on April 21 at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, said Marcy Carlson, his wife of almost 44 years.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
This clinical trial is targeting clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common kind of kidney cancer.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2012, the actor was at the peak of his career as a regular on NBC’s Parenthood, with a child of his own on the way, when his father, Dave Shepard, was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Since his initial metastatic pheochromocytoma of the liver diagnosis in 2021, which has changed to adrenocortical carcinoma and moved to different parts of Gilbert’s body, the musician has shared every step of his arduous journey.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
This clinical trial is targeting clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common kind of kidney cancer.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2012, the actor was at the peak of his career as a regular on NBC’s Parenthood, with a child of his own on the way, when his father, Dave Shepard, was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Since his initial metastatic pheochromocytoma of the liver diagnosis in 2021, which has changed to adrenocortical carcinoma and moved to different parts of Gilbert’s body, the musician has shared every step of his arduous journey.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who received chemotherapy, a striking result in an especially deadly and intractable malignancy.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
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For example, Melanotan II can increase the risk of melanoma.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 May 2026
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure, and indoor tanning dramatically increases the risk of developing skin cancer — specifically, squamous cell carcinoma by 58% and basal cell carcinoma by 24%.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Not long after, Allen, now 31, was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system that affects infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Durnell says decades of Roundup use caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Researchers from Harvard and other institutions recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests those who live near nuclear power plants may be at higher risk for cancer.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Short's mother, Olive, passed away after a battle with cancer in 1968 and his father, Charles, died following a stroke just two years later in 1970.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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