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In a recent study, gastroenterologists who used A.I. to detect polyps during colonoscopies got significantly worse at finding polyps themselves.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
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
The research followed clinicians at four endoscopy centers in Poland participating in the ACCEPT (Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy for Cancer Prevention) trial, where AI tools for polyp detection were introduced at the end of 2021.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
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
The research followed clinicians at four endoscopy centers in Poland participating in the ACCEPT (Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy for Cancer Prevention) trial, where AI tools for polyp detection were introduced at the end of 2021.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
Noun
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Lobular breast cancer is the second most common form of breast cancer, but remains far less recognized than its counterpart, ductal carcinoma.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The biopsy confirmed ductal carcinoma.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Nussbaum says that pilots and cabin crew experience about twice the incidence of melanoma as the general population.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The majority of melanoma cases are attributable to UV exposure.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While there are ways to treat follicular lymphoma, The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is currently no cure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The isotopes can remain in the environment years after testing, afflicting those exposed with cancers including lung, leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid and breast, the paper says.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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On Friday night, the 43-year-old singer paused her concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to help a couple get engaged during her first full performance since Blackstock's passing in August at the age of 48 from skin cancer.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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What seemed like lingering cold symptoms turned out to be Stage 4 EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — an advanced form of lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, which is noncurable, but treatable.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Don’t worry too much if your doctor finds a cyst, said Purdie.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, a week later she was told that her cyst was actually a tumor and she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that develops in the lymphatic system.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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