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Recent Examples of melanoma
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.
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Carli Whitwell, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
His great-grandfather passed away from melanoma.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband passed away from melanoma on August 7.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2025
His instincts were right—the spot was in the early stages of melanoma.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
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Carli Whitwell, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
His great-grandfather passed away from melanoma.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband passed away from melanoma on August 7.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2025
His instincts were right—the spot was in the early stages of melanoma.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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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
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In the second image, Ramsay put his stitches on display after doctors removed a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 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
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Louis died at 63 years old in 1995 from complications related to lymphoma.—
Jessica Booth,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Busta also paid tribute to the late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who died in June at 52 years old after first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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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 10 Sep. 2025.
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