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Recent Examples of carcinoma
Last month, At the Gates and Lindberg told fans that the singer was diagnosed, in December 2023, with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer that was detected in his mouth.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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
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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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
Noun
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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
Noun
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Subungual melanoma is curable when it’s detected in an early stage.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The study included 132 patients with melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) and nonsmall cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Alahverdian was charged with rape in connection with the allegations in 2020 — the same year an obituary claimed that Alahverdian died at age 32 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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In 2015, then-Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell stepped away from the team in August to be treated for Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, returning to the club in 2016.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That said, there are risks to taking HRT, particularly for anyone who has ever had breast or endometrial cancer, a heart attack or stroke, blood clots, or liver disease.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
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In previous studies of adults in their 40s without specific risk factors for colon cancer, this kind of polyp turned up in about 5% of people screened.2 In Cannon’s study group, 15% of people had them.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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