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Recent Examples of melanoma
The survival rate for liver cancer tripled (from 7% to 22%), for late-stage lung cancer nearly doubled (from 20% to 37%), and for both melanoma and rectal cancer more than doubled (from 16% to 35% and from 8% to 18%, respectively).
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Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
At the same time Brustad was spearheading the donation drive from Seattle, her daughter was being treated for melanoma stage 2 cancer.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Some of the biggest improvements have happened in the more fatal cancers that are rising in women, like liver cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma, Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, chief patient officer at ACS, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2026
He had been diagnosed with melanoma three years earlier.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2026
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Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
At the same time Brustad was spearheading the donation drive from Seattle, her daughter was being treated for melanoma stage 2 cancer.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Some of the biggest improvements have happened in the more fatal cancers that are rising in women, like liver cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma, Arif Kamal, MD, MBA, chief patient officer at ACS, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2026
He had been diagnosed with melanoma three years earlier.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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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
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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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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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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
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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