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Invasive lobular carcinoma starts in the breast glands (or lobules) that produce milk, and can spread to other parts of the body.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Keaton was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, at 21 years old.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
On an August 2024 episode of Pod Meets World, the actress revealed she had been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most common breast cancer type, is increasing about 3% each year, more than triple the rate of other breast cancers, the report, published on Tuesday morning, found.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Keaton was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, at 21 years old.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
On an August 2024 episode of Pod Meets World, the actress revealed she had been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most common breast cancer type, is increasing about 3% each year, more than triple the rate of other breast cancers, the report, published on Tuesday morning, found.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Nussbaum says that pilots and cabin crew experience about twice the incidence of melanoma as the general population.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While there are ways to treat follicular lymphoma, The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is currently no cure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The isotopes can remain in the environment years after testing, afflicting those exposed with cancers including lung, leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid and breast, the paper says.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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On Friday night, the 43-year-old singer paused her concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to help a couple get engaged during her first full performance since Blackstock's passing in August at the age of 48 from skin cancer.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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What seemed like lingering cold symptoms turned out to be Stage 4 EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — an advanced form of lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, which is noncurable, but treatable.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The ultimate guide to using AI to communicate better After getting the polyps surgically removed, Lee made a plan to take a complete break from the workforce.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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This time, two small polyps were removed and found to be harmless.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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