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Recent Examples of polyp
The American College of Gastroenterology recommends early screening if one first-degree relative is diagnosed with colorectal cancer or an advanced polyp before age 60, or if two first-degree relatives are diagnosed at any age.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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
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
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
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Patel knew that Merkel cell carcinoma responds very well to radiation.—
Tory Wegerski,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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That's when she was finally given a biopsy and officially diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in situ (stage 0 cancer).—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Cancers of the head and neck include malignancies affecting the mouth and throat (called the oral cavity and pharynx), the voice box (larynx), the sinuses and nasal cavities, and the salivary glands.—
Mikkael Sekeres,
Washington Post,
18 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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Beyond melanoma detection The study used mouse models engineered with genetic mutations similar to human melanoma.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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But early skin cancer, including aggressive melanoma, could be missed with just a visual exam.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Since then, research has shown that stem cell transplantation can be a safe and effective treatment for blood cancers — leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — and certain non-cancerous blood disorders.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Since then, research has shown stem cell transplantation can be a safe and effective treatment for blood cancers — leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — as well as certain non-cancerous blood disorders.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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The Senate preferred $30 million while the House didn’t want to fund the program that seeks to boost cancer research, but the chambers settled on $20 million on Sunday evening.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2026
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If more evidence shows GLP-1 drugs are found to reduce the chance of cancer progressing, the researchers also want to figure out why and have many possible hypotheses at the moment, including the drug changing the immune system, acting directly on tumor cells and reducing inflammation.—
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Thursday’s loss to the Golden State Valkyries was Sabally’s first regular season game after dealing with a cyst.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Winnipeg Jets team physician Peter MacDonald used the NanoNeedle on goalie Connor Hellebuyck, repairing a torn meniscus and removing a Baker’s cyst from Hellebuyck’s knee.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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