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Recent Examples of melanoma
However, health issues arose in 2021 when he was diagnosed with melanoma for the first time.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2022, the mother-of-three was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and underwent 17 surgeries over two years as it was upgraded to stage 4.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Three months after he was born in Palm Springs, his father died of melanoma.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Lopera, an author on the paper, died from metastatic melanoma 2024, at age 73.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2022, the mother-of-three was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and underwent 17 surgeries over two years as it was upgraded to stage 4.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Three months after he was born in Palm Springs, his father died of melanoma.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Lopera, an author on the paper, died from metastatic melanoma 2024, at age 73.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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His first exam was six months later, which caught his second cancer diagnosis, p16 squamous cell carcinoma, or tongue cancer.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Cameron Rider An eight-hour surgery and rough recovery Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a kind of cancer that usually affects the salivary glands.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Not long after, Allen, now 31, was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system that affects infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Durnell says decades of Roundup use caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Written and directed by Chen Sicheng and starring Jiang Long and Qi Xi, the story follows a man who survives a suicide attempt and becomes a caregiver in a cancer ward, eventually helping terminally ill patients fulfill their deepest desires.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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From Mia’s Pancake House & Grill to UP Oncolytics, a startup company seeking a cure for a deadly form of brain cancer at Rosalind Franklin University’s Helix 51 incubator, North Chicago has become a city recognized as a good place to start a business.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who received chemotherapy, a striking result in an especially deadly and intractable malignancy.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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