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Recent Examples of carcinoma
The nine-time Grammy-winner was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The virus infects rabbits, causing keratinous carcinomas, typically on or near the animal's head.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Examples include ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and Paget's disease of the breast.17
Bone pain may be the result of an injury, infection, or osteoporosis.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
While a resident, Dubner contributed to literature on a rare genetic skin disorder in childhood and Merkel cell carcinoma.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The virus infects rabbits, causing keratinous carcinomas, typically on or near the animal's head.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Examples include ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and Paget's disease of the breast.17
Bone pain may be the result of an injury, infection, or osteoporosis.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
While a resident, Dubner contributed to literature on a rare genetic skin disorder in childhood and Merkel cell carcinoma.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human Papilloma Virus are all associated with actually causing malignancy in humans.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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The study included 132 patients with melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) and nonsmall cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When tested on human T cells, which had been developed to recognize a range of tumor antigens, zeaxanthin bolstered the immune cells' power in killing off melanoma, multiple myeloma and glioblastoma cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2015, then-Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell stepped away from the team in August to be treated for Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, returning to the club in 2016.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bergen and Louis Malle were married from 1980 until his death from lymphoma in 1995, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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That said, there are risks to taking HRT, particularly for anyone who has ever had breast or endometrial cancer, a heart attack or stroke, blood clots, or liver disease.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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In previous studies of adults in their 40s without specific risk factors for colon cancer, this kind of polyp turned up in about 5% of people screened.2 In Cannon’s study group, 15% of people had them.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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