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melanoma

noun

Definition of melanoma

as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of melanoma Analysts at the firm said the stock, after a huge surge following the success in a trial of its experimental cancer vaccine for melanoma, is now overvalued. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Moderna tested its mRNA cancer vaccine in patients with melanoma who had their tumors removed. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 But now, with clinical success from Moderna and Merck on using a personalized mRNA vaccine for melanoma, experts are hoping for a more stable future for the field. — Angus Chen, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 Mellencamp, 45, was initially diagnosed with melanoma that spread. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for melanoma

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The finding applies specifically to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the most common form of esophageal cancer worldwide.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
There have been rare cases of cells turning pre-cancerous, with one severe case triggering a squamous cell carcinoma, though erythema ab igne is typically regarded as a benign condition.

— Mike McRae September 09, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

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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
He was then diagnosed with stage 4 mantle B-cell lymphoma, and the treatment was intense.

— Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lymphoma

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As an art student in the 1950s, McNeely was diagnosed with cancer, so when feminist art and discourse soon after came to center on empowerment, independence, and strength, her experience did not fit neatly in.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Among nonsmokers, the increase is even more dramatic, with the gene raising lung cancer risk some 60 times.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cancer

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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

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