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Recent Examples of melanoma
Over the past two years, Mellencamp has had 17 different spots of melanoma removed, and recently discovered the cancer had spread.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Vitale was previously diagnosed with lymphoma and melanoma in October 2021.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Vitale, a Hall of Fame broadcaster and college hoops icon, spent the past three years battling melanoma, lymphoma and vocal cord and lymph node cancers.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
These are all metastases of my melanoma.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Vitale was previously diagnosed with lymphoma and melanoma in October 2021.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Vitale, a Hall of Fame broadcaster and college hoops icon, spent the past three years battling melanoma, lymphoma and vocal cord and lymph node cancers.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
These are all metastases of my melanoma.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
Noun
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The following month, she was diagnosed with triple-positive invasive ductal carcinoma, Stage 1b.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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These include melanoma and a rare type called Merkel cell carcinoma.—
Casey Gallagher,
Health,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hendriks was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2022, and the three-time All-Star returned to the mound on May 29, 2023.—
Ken Powtak,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Considered a type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the condition converts some white blood cells into cancerous ones, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The statement was issued to attendees of an April 30 reception that Charles and wife Queen Camilla hosted to highlight the work of cancer support groups and charities.—
William James,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Michael Bolton spoke about putting up a fight against brain cancer in his first major interview since undergoing emergency surgery to remove a tumor more than a year ago.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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At this age, malignancy was always on the list of possibilities for almost any new symptom.—
Lisa Sanders, M.D.,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.—
Mariya Filipova,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Polyps also usually don't show symptoms — which is why regular screening tests to find and remove polyps helps to prevent illness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Doctors can remove polyps, seal wounds, inject medications, remove a blockage, place a stent or even use laser therapy all while inside the large intestine.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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