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melanoma

noun

Definition of melanoma

as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of melanoma The event was one in a series of 20 such walks nationwide to raise money to support people with melanoma, one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, and help fund research and raise awareness about it. — Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026 The company currently has cancer therapies in mid and late-stage trials targeting melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and bladder cancer. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 July 2026 Founded by a melanoma survivor on a mission to eradicate skin cancer, all Cabana Life products are rated UPF 50+, the highest rating given to clothing. — ABC News, 20 June 2026 The American Cancer Society estimated that more than 8,000 people in the United States would die of melanoma in 2025. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for melanoma

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The company currently has cancer therapies in mid and late-stage trials targeting melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and bladder cancer.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Remission of hepatocellular carcinoma has been reported in a few cases in a single study, and a formula containing reishi and ligustrum helped maintain the quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Definition of carcinoma

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Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
After-School All- Stars in New York, MSK Kids, the pediatric cancer program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Children & Teen and Adolescents & Young Adult (AYA) Programs, and Hassenfeld Children’s Hosipal at NYU Langone.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026

Definition of cancer

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And a rigorous screening protocol for LFS patients developed by David Malkin, a protege of Fraumeni and Li, helps detect early-stage malignancies, improving the odds of treating them and prolonging lives.

— Lawrence Ingrassia, STAT, 26 June 2026
But the tests didn’t reveal any malignancies.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Definition of malignancy

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From that polyp colony, free-swimming medusae bud off and develop into mature adults within a matter of weeks.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

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