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Recent Examples of carcinoma
The virus infects rabbits, causing keratinous carcinomas, typically on or near the animal's head.
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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
Findings focused specifically on oral cancer, one type of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, or HNSCC, were published in Nature Communications on July 7.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 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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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
Findings focused specifically on oral cancer, one type of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, or HNSCC, were published in Nature Communications on July 7.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 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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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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According to the Los Angeles Times, Louis died at 63 years old in 1995 from complications related to lymphoma.—
Jessica Booth,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Busta also paid tribute to the late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who died in June at 52 years old after first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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