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Recent Examples of carcinoma
For squamous cell carcinoma patients, though, the lines weren’t as clear.
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Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
There are even some rare forms of skin cancer, such as Merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma, that are primarily virus-driven, notes Nghiem.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Nearly three years ago, the professional organizer and star of Get Organized with the Home Edit, was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March 2022.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
There are even some rare forms of skin cancer, such as Merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma, that are primarily virus-driven, notes Nghiem.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Nearly three years ago, the professional organizer and star of Get Organized with the Home Edit, was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March 2022.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.—
Mariya Filipova,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Just as with labels on cigarettes, America's top doctor is calling for cancer risk warnings on alcohol after a report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to more than a half-dozen malignancies, including breast cancer.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Ryan also credited Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp for talking about her own melanoma.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Vitale was previously diagnosed with lymphoma and melanoma in October 2021.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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The 65-year-old was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma last year.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over the last five months, Coulier has been battling stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer when compared to White women.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Interventions to reduce cancer risk In addition to helping firefighters understand and predict their cancer risk, the Wildfire Conservancy is studying interventions that can be put in place now.—
John Bonifield,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The benefit of the colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy over the CT colonography is that if a precancerous polyp is seen, it could be removed during the procedure to prevent it from developing into cancer in the future.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The polyps have a high likelihood of becoming colon cancer by the time these patients reach their mid to late 40s, but the screening rate is the lowest among people in this age group.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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