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Eggert's doctors diagnosed her with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer in early December 2023.
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Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Lara Anton, spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, said epidemiologists with the Texas Cancer Registry in 2018 found that the state had the nation’s highest incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma, a liver cancer more common in men than women.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Lobular breast cancer is the second most common form of breast cancer, but remains far less recognized than its counterpart, ductal carcinoma.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The biopsy confirmed ductal carcinoma.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
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Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Lara Anton, spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, said epidemiologists with the Texas Cancer Registry in 2018 found that the state had the nation’s highest incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma, a liver cancer more common in men than women.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Lobular breast cancer is the second most common form of breast cancer, but remains far less recognized than its counterpart, ductal carcinoma.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The biopsy confirmed ductal carcinoma.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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An effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would represent a major advance against one of the most lethal malignancies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Dec. 2025
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The researchers will now investigate its efficacy in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma and other malignancies, and fine tune delivery and dosage methods.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Dec. 2025
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The market potential for the vaccine – expected to be priced around $200,000 – could be many billions of dollars in peak sales for melanoma alone, according to Jefferies research featured by Reuters.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Teddi first revealed in March 2022 that she had been diagnosed with Stage 2 melanoma.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Allen was the co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates and died in 2018 due to complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Interferon-alpha is already being used to treat conditions like chronic hepatitis B and C, hairy cell leukemia, Kaposi sarcoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, renal cell carcinoma, melanomas and genital warts.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Researchers found that the chance of dying from cancer among cancer survivors was higher among people who'd had COVID, especially in the year after being infected.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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On top of Megadeth’s Grammy accolades and double-platinum record sales, Mustaine beat throat cancer in 2019, holds black belts in taekwondo and karate, and owns a successful winemaking business with his wife and daughter.—
Eli Enis,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Guthrie's surgery involved the removal of a polyp on her vocal chords.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a study of more than 29,000 female nurses published this month, researchers reported that those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 45% more likely to develop a certain type of precancerous colorectal polyp than those who consumed the least.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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