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Recent Examples of cyst
The seed for this plotline parallels Ashley’s own concerns about childbearing in light of her cyst.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The imaging revealed some thickening in my breast tissue, which can indicate anything from an infection or cyst to (rarely) cancer.
—Jillian Wager, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
Doctors discovered an 11-cm mass in Mansi's abdomen — complications from a previously undetected ovarian cyst — sending the actress into a panic.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
That May, Kristy said, a large cyst formed on his surgical scar.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The imaging revealed some thickening in my breast tissue, which can indicate anything from an infection or cyst to (rarely) cancer.
—Jillian Wager, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
Doctors discovered an 11-cm mass in Mansi's abdomen — complications from a previously undetected ovarian cyst — sending the actress into a panic.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
That May, Kristy said, a large cyst formed on his surgical scar.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyst
Noun
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Williams informed Daver and Guy, who independently confirmed the existence of this femoral tubercle.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Jan. 2026
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Still, months later, a quote tweet will appear at intervals highlighting a necklace, tubercle, or ice cube tray lurking in the deep space of the photo.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters, serving to create a water current through the colony.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His first exam was six months later, which caught his second cancer diagnosis, p16 squamous cell carcinoma, or tongue cancer.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Cameron Rider An eight-hour surgery and rough recovery Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a kind of cancer that usually affects the salivary glands.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Using her blog, social media and strategically shot selfies, Amanda claimed to be battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, alternating between remission and relapses at least four times from 2012 to 2016.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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According to Coulier, recent scans and his overall prognosis are looking positive for both the carcinoma in his throat and the lymphoma.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who received chemotherapy, a striking result in an especially deadly and intractable malignancy.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For example, Melanotan II can increase the risk of melanoma.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 May 2026
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure, and indoor tanning dramatically increases the risk of developing skin cancer — specifically, squamous cell carcinoma by 58% and basal cell carcinoma by 24%.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Researchers from Harvard and other institutions recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests those who live near nuclear power plants may be at higher risk for cancer.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Short's mother, Olive, passed away after a battle with cancer in 1968 and his father, Charles, died following a stroke just two years later in 1970.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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