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Recent Examples of melanoma
The melanoma was discovered when several moles were removed while the Duchess of York was undergoing reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, USA TODAY previously reported.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Treatments that have been effective on melanoma or lung cancer have mostly failed in pancreatic cancer.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Buchwald and his colleagues are in the process of enrolling patients in a similar randomized trial that will test the timing theory on immunotherapy for melanoma patients.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The study's first phase focused on breast and prostate cancers and will examine lung, melanoma, colorectal and HPV-related cancers by July 2026, also exploring genetic and environmental factors.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Treatments that have been effective on melanoma or lung cancer have mostly failed in pancreatic cancer.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Buchwald and his colleagues are in the process of enrolling patients in a similar randomized trial that will test the timing theory on immunotherapy for melanoma patients.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The study's first phase focused on breast and prostate cancers and will examine lung, melanoma, colorectal and HPV-related cancers by July 2026, also exploring genetic and environmental factors.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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Moderate coffee intake has also been associated with reduced risk of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma – even a lower overall mortality.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Finglass felt compelled to share the results of a routine skin biopsy after a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma was detected on her forehead.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Jackie lived in the home up until her 1994 death, which followed a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Julie Ascen has been battling MALT lymphoma for nearly a year.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The singer died following a battle with brain cancer.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Martínez's told the Times that his wife, Cuéllar, has colon cancer.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Her doctors are determining if the malignancy was caught early.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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And while treatments have improved dramatically, the long-term consequences — cardiotoxicity, neuropathy, second malignancies, metabolic disruption — threaten the very longevity patients hope to gain.—
Gilberto Lopes,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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Midway through his presidency in 1985, after doctors discovered a benign polyp and traces of blood during routine tests, Reagan was advised to avoid rare steak and other red meats.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Jangouk doesn't recommend the blood or stool test because of the rates of false positives and false negatives and the chances of missing a precancerous polyp.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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