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Recent Examples of cyst
That’s where doctors found a cyst the size of an egg a few weeks before Halloween, when an unexpected trip to the emergency room turned into a life-threatening prognosis, forcing the now-three-time cancer patient into quarantine during her favorite holiday’s festivities.
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Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Actress Kate Beckinsale previously revealed in 2019 that she had been hospitalized for a ruptured ovarian cyst, which forced her to miss the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Celebrity medium Tyler Henry is recovering after undergoing his second surgery in six months to treat a cyst growing on his brain.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
Tyler's medical team decided that another surgery to address the recurring cyst and swelling was the best option.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Actress Kate Beckinsale previously revealed in 2019 that she had been hospitalized for a ruptured ovarian cyst, which forced her to miss the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Celebrity medium Tyler Henry is recovering after undergoing his second surgery in six months to treat a cyst growing on his brain.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
Tyler's medical team decided that another surgery to address the recurring cyst and swelling was the best option.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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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 table springs into action to defend him and go after Michael (a wart with eyes), first with Johnny dragging him for using the fact that someone was forced into the closet against them.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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But most of these John Harbaugh-thirsty franchises have an ugly wart or two as well.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 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
Noun
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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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She was diagnosed with Stage 0 skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ, meaning that the cancer was on top of her skin and hadn't spread yet.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 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
Noun
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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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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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“Cyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyst. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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