lymphoma

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Recent Examples of lymphoma Another woman came in with extreme lymphoma on her leg. Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025 Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system, part of the body's immune system. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 My uncle died from leukemia in 2022, and four months later, my cousin was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 In 2022 — two years after an online obituary stated that Alahverdian died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma — Alahverdian was arrested in Scotland under the name Arthur Knight. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lymphoma
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Noun
  • The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
    Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Applying the sunscreen and avoiding the sun can help protect against basal cell carcinoma, according to Mayo Clinic.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That said, there are risks to taking HRT, particularly for anyone who has ever had breast or endometrial cancer, a heart attack or stroke, blood clots, or liver disease.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The study included 132 patients with melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) and nonsmall cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer).
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When tested on human T cells, which had been developed to recognize a range of tumor antigens, zeaxanthin bolstered the immune cells' power in killing off melanoma, multiple myeloma and glioblastoma cells.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human Papilloma Virus are all associated with actually causing malignancy in humans.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
  • However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In previous studies of adults in their 40s without specific risk factors for colon cancer, this kind of polyp turned up in about 5% of people screened.2 In Cannon’s study group, 15% of people had them.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Lymphoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lymphoma. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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