lymphoma

noun

Definition of lymphomanext
as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of lymphoma Since then researchers have discovered that the Epstein-Barr virus, which is known to cause cancers such as nasal pharyngeal cancers and some forms of lymphoma, is also linked to some stomach cancers and some rarer lymphomas, Clifford says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 No cause of death was provided, but the outlet reported that Dasafo had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 before going into remission later that year. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Thompson died in 2015 at age 73 due to a recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was first diagnosed with in 2004. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026 In 2011 he was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare cancer affecting about 1 in 200,000 people yearly according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Michele Miller, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lymphoma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lymphoma
  1. carcinoma
  2. cancer
  3. melanoma
  4. malignancy
  5. polyp
Noun
  • Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common, but unlike basal cell, this skin cancer can spread if untreated.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Sandy Springs resident Stacey Hughes, 53, has participated in the race nearly every year since being diagnosed with stage 0 ductal carcinoma in situ in 2017.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of carcinoma
Noun
  • Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Cat’s claw has been promoted to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, viral infections and other conditions, according to the integrative health center.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancer
Noun
  • The INTerpath-001 trial involved 1,137 patients with high-risk melanoma that had been completely removed surgically.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Roughly 66 novel drugs are in the pipeline for FDA approval, including potential blockbusters like Moderna and Merck's cancer drug for melanoma, and a next-generation obesity drug from Eli Lilly.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of melanoma
Noun
  • Radiologists are required to compare new scans to prior scans to determine the malignancy risk of each nodule detected.
    — Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The drug, brand name Rasonque, is the first to attack a genetic cause of the aggressive, highly lethal malignancy.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of malignancy
Noun
  • But at night that process stops, and a coral polyp’s only source of oxygen is the water around it.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of polyp

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