Thesaurus results for CARCINOMA

carcinoma

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Definition of carcinoma

as in malignancy

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Recent Examples of carcinoma Remission of hepatocellular carcinoma has been reported in a few cases in a single study, and a formula containing reishi and ligustrum helped maintain the quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Ductal carcinoma in situ occurs when cancer cells line the ducts in the chest but have not spread to other tissue. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 10 June 2026 There’s also Merkel cell carcinoma, which is rather rare but tends to be very aggressive and is linked to UV exposure. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Patel knew that Merkel cell carcinoma responds very well to radiation. — Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for carcinoma

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And a rigorous screening protocol for LFS patients developed by David Malkin, a protege of Fraumeni and Li, helps detect early-stage malignancies, improving the odds of treating them and prolonging lives.

— Lawrence Ingrassia, STAT, 26 June 2026
But the tests didn’t reveal any malignancies.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Definition of malignancy

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This month biologists at the University of Vermont reported in Nature that the black melanoma is contagious, the tumor cells themselves passing from one fish to the next.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
One of the leading candidates, mRNA-4157 (V940), has shown promising clinical results in reducing melanoma recurrence when combined with immunotherapy, potentially opening an entirely new chapter in personalized cancer treatment.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Definition of melanoma

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The institute notes that nearly 68,000 cases of leukemia will be diagnosed in 2026, representing about 3% of all new cancer cases.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 24 July 2026
There’s no way to prove that the cluster of cases are related or that the cancer diagnoses are linked to environmental exposure.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of cancer

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Adults with a history of precancerous colon polyps (adenomas) had gut bacteria that remained different from people who’d never had polyps, and some patterns resembled those seen in colorectal cancer.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2026
Colonoscopy remains the most comprehensive screening option and the only test that can remove precancerous polyps.

— Amber Brenza, Health, 27 May 2026

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