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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.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Colon cancer typically begins as a polyp.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
Guthrie's surgery involved the removal of a polyp on her vocal chords.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
In a study of more than 29,000 female nurses published this month, researchers reported that those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 45% more likely to develop a certain type of precancerous colorectal polyp than those who consumed the least.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Colon cancer typically begins as a polyp.
—Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
Guthrie's surgery involved the removal of a polyp on her vocal chords.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
In a study of more than 29,000 female nurses published this month, researchers reported that those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 45% more likely to develop a certain type of precancerous colorectal polyp than those who consumed the least.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
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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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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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In its early stages, melanoma skin cancer is highly treatable, with a greater than 99 percent survival rate.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 May 2026
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Mellencamp was first diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — in 2022.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 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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Richard Carapaz will miss the Giro d’Italia after having complications following surgery on a perineal cyst.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota lawmakers are calling for the humanitarian release of a woman detained earlier this year, amid Operation Metro Surge, who is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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