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Recent Examples of melanoma
By unleashing the body's own immune system against cancer cells, these treatments achieved what seemed impossible: long-term remission in patients with advanced melanoma who previously faced mere months to live.
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Samir Khleif, Time, 11 June 2025
Spontaneously appearing animal cancers share features with human cancers, like osteosarcoma (bone cancer), prostate and breast cancers, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and melanoma.
—Paul McClure 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
In both mouse and human tumor models of melanoma, breast, prostate, colon, and bladder cancers, SSRI treatment shrank tumors by over 50 precent.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2025
She's had 17 melanomas removed Since 2022, Mellencamp has had 17 melanomas removed.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Samir Khleif, Time, 11 June 2025
Spontaneously appearing animal cancers share features with human cancers, like osteosarcoma (bone cancer), prostate and breast cancers, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and melanoma.
—Paul McClure 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
In both mouse and human tumor models of melanoma, breast, prostate, colon, and bladder cancers, SSRI treatment shrank tumors by over 50 precent.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2025
She's had 17 melanomas removed Since 2022, Mellencamp has had 17 melanomas removed.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
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Merkel cell carcinoma: Fast-moving and aggressive, this rare skin cancer causes a painless, shiny bump on the skin.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
5 May 2025
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According to the Marin County coroner’s office, Ramirez had B-cell lymphoma — a common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The site is contaminated by trichloroethylene, known as TCE, a solvent that can cause cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is banned in the United States.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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On May 27, 2011, just days after Daley turned 17, his father passed away from brain cancer.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Dillingham died from cancer in 2002, and the author used the trip as an opportunity to investigate her mom's family history, and discussed her memories of being a child of divorce.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Those who have genetic or hereditary prostate cancer may have malignancies appear earlier or grow at a faster rate.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
19 May 2025
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That an 82-year-old man who had aged out of prostate-cancer-screening tests has been found to have an advanced malignancy should not be surprising.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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Some of these common drugs include antacids, antidepressants, blood pressure medication, iron supplements, and opiates (narcotics). Polyps or tumors: A blockage in the intestine caused by a large growth (a polyp) or a tumor prevents stool from passing.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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The report also revealed that the president underwent a colonoscopy last July, when he was diagnosed with diverticulitis and a benign polyp, and had cataract surgery at some undetailed point in the past.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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