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Recent Examples of melanoma
The specific cancers the study will look into are melanoma, thyroid cancer, prostate cancer and others.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Especially in an era where skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US, instances of melanoma have doubled over the past 30 years.
—Carli Whitwell, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
His melanoma scare placed more shine on sunshine.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Brandon Blackstock’s family and friends came together to celebrate his life after Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband passed away from melanoma on August 7.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Especially in an era where skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US, instances of melanoma have doubled over the past 30 years.
—Carli Whitwell, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
His melanoma scare placed more shine on sunshine.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Brandon Blackstock’s family and friends came together to celebrate his life after Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband passed away from melanoma on August 7.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
Noun
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The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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In 2015, then-Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell stepped away from the team in August to be treated for Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, returning to the club in 2016.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bergen and Louis Malle were married from 1980 until his death from lymphoma in 1995, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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