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melanoma

noun

Definition of melanoma

as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of melanoma Its purchase of Medarex in July added a key drug for metastic melanoma that’s in Phase III trials. — Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and UV light is a risk factor for every type, including melanoma. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and UV light is a risk factor for all types, including melanoma. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 One of the leading candidates, mRNA-4157 (V940), has shown promising clinical results in reducing melanoma recurrence when combined with immunotherapy, potentially opening an entirely new chapter in personalized cancer treatment. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for melanoma

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During this same period, I was also treated for basal cell carcinoma on my face.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 July 2026
In addition to Parkinson’s, Simon also revealed that she was previously diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, and underwent surgery for it amid her Parkinson’s treatment.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026

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The two were wed in 1997 and remained married for 26 years while raising three children together before Crystal was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma back in 2015.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Her doctors then performed surgery on a lymph node to test it and found Hodgkin lymphoma within the cells from the biopsy.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

Definition of lymphoma

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Of course, case reports alone are not enough to establish a clear link between melanotan and cancer or quantify the risk.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The technologies that shape modern life, from GPS navigation and weather forecasting to cancer therapies and cellular communications, all rely on scientific discovery.

— H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 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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