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Recent Examples of melanoma
Merck’s blockbuster drug Keytruda, an early immunotherapy that treats lung cancer and melanoma, among others, has $30 billion in annual sales.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In the study, Perry’s team used metabolic tracers in mouse models of breast cancer and melanoma to learn how glucose—a nutrient that tumors use to fuel rapid cell division—is distributed when the body is active.
—Avi Patel, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Her cancer journey began in 2022 with stage 2 melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — on her back.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
While that sounds bleak, do keep in mind that more people are surviving the deadliest form of the disease—invasive melanoma—than ever before.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 16 Jan. 2026
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In the study, Perry’s team used metabolic tracers in mouse models of breast cancer and melanoma to learn how glucose—a nutrient that tumors use to fuel rapid cell division—is distributed when the body is active.
—Avi Patel, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Her cancer journey began in 2022 with stage 2 melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — on her back.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
While that sounds bleak, do keep in mind that more people are surviving the deadliest form of the disease—invasive melanoma—than ever before.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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Arnold said in a May 2025 social media video that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage clear cell renal carcinoma that had spread to one of his lungs.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Coulier was diagnosed with P16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer, when doctors noticed a flare-up on the base of his tongue during a routine check-up and PET scan.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 67-year-old is the chair and trustee of the Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers with ownership over both passing to her after the 2018 death of her brother, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The actor believed the spot was caused by his lymphoma, but later found out the tumor was actually unrelated.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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All the while, there was the cancer.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Teddi Mellencamp reflected on her cancer journey one year after she was hospitalized and required emergency brain surgery.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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An effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would represent a major advance against one of the most lethal malignancies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Dec. 2025
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The researchers will now investigate its efficacy in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma and other malignancies, and fine tune delivery and dosage methods.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Dec. 2025
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Guthrie's surgery involved the removal of a polyp on her vocal chords.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a study of more than 29,000 female nurses published this month, researchers reported that those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 45% more likely to develop a certain type of precancerous colorectal polyp than those who consumed the least.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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