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polyp

noun

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as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of polyp Nearly half of the runners' colons exhibited polyps (also called adenomas), which sometimes, but not always, transform into cancer. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 If polyps are removed, the follow-up interval varies depending on the number, size, and type of polyps. — Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026 One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters, serving to create a water current through the colony. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polyp

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There have been rare cases of cells turning pre-cancerous, with one severe case triggering a squamous cell carcinoma, though erythema ab igne is typically regarded as a benign condition.

— Mike McRae September 09, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Cardwell, the daughter of Mama June Shannon, died at age 28 in December 2023 after she was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma in January of that year.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

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Patients with melanoma that had a high-risk of recurring were given vaccines and immunotherapy as treatments.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Analysts at the firm said the stock, after a huge surge following the success in a trial of its experimental cancer vaccine for melanoma, is now overvalued.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of melanoma

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The incidence of colorectal cancer in particular has increased among younger people in recent years, other studies have found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba-Iguru Rukidi IV, also known as King Oyo of Tooro or King Rukidi IV, died in the United States last month while receiving treatment for cancer.

— Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

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Hossain and her collaborators have conjured an internalized hellscape marked by sensual photography, gnarly cyst makeup, and suffocating matrimonial rituals involving turmeric and milk — all redolent with upper-class heteronormative rot.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
An undisclosed illness and cyst has contributed to her DNPs for the Liberty, too.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

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