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Recent Examples of polyp
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
Noun
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According to Coulier, recent scans and his overall prognosis are looking positive for both the carcinoma in his throat and the lymphoma.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma usually affects the salivary glands, but can grow in other parts of the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
9 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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For example, Melanotan II can increase the risk of melanoma.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 May 2026
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure, and indoor tanning dramatically increases the risk of developing skin cancer — specifically, squamous cell carcinoma by 58% and basal cell carcinoma by 24%.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Using her blog, social media and strategically shot selfies, Amanda claimed to be battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, alternating between remission and relapses at least four times from 2012 to 2016.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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According to Coulier, recent scans and his overall prognosis are looking positive for both the carcinoma in his throat and the lymphoma.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Researchers from Harvard and other institutions recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests those who live near nuclear power plants may be at higher risk for cancer.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Short's mother, Olive, passed away after a battle with cancer in 1968 and his father, Charles, died following a stroke just two years later in 1970.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Most notably, Sabrina Ionescu was sidelined with a left foot injury, while star offseason acquisition Satou Sabally was absent dealing with a cyst.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Bumps That Don’t Fully Go Away Unlike a typical ingrown hair or cyst, HS lesions may drain but not completely resolve.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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