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Recent Examples of polyp
Moon jellies also have a less-visible life stage as tiny polyps that attach to rocks, boats and piers beneath the surface.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
In tests conducted across four endoscopy centers in Poland, experienced clinicians used AI to assist with polyp detection.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement As part of the trial, the centers had introduced AI tools for the detection of polyps—growths that can be benign or cancerous—in late 2021.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Getting screened can help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, because almost all colorectal cancers begin as precancerous polyps in the colon or rectum.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
In tests conducted across four endoscopy centers in Poland, experienced clinicians used AI to assist with polyp detection.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement As part of the trial, the centers had introduced AI tools for the detection of polyps—growths that can be benign or cancerous—in late 2021.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Getting screened can help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, because almost all colorectal cancers begin as precancerous polyps in the colon or rectum.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
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Applying the sunscreen and avoiding the sun can help protect against basal cell carcinoma, according to Mayo Clinic.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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In the second image, Ramsay put his stitches on display after doctors removed a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human Papilloma Virus are all associated with actually causing malignancy in humans.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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When tested on human T cells, which had been developed to recognize a range of tumor antigens, zeaxanthin bolstered the immune cells' power in killing off melanoma, multiple myeloma and glioblastoma cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 44, has stage 4 melanoma that has metastasized to her brain and lungs.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Bergen and Louis Malle were married from 1980 until his death from lymphoma in 1995, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Louis died at 63 years old in 1995 from complications related to lymphoma.—
Jessica Booth,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Busta also paid tribute to the late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who died in June at 52 years old after first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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One of her brothers, a marine, developed a massive cyst on his jaw.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Doctors can perform a minor surgery called a laparoscopy, in which a sample of the cyst is removed and tested to confirm the diagnosis.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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