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Recent Examples of carcinoma
Her death came 10 months after she was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
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Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The former supermodel said in a new interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly that she was diagnosed with a type of breast cancer called HER2-positive estrogen-receptive intraductal carcinoma seven years ago.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
Though a vast majority of people knew about the HPV vaccination, that wasn’t the case for awareness about the association between HPV and a throat cancer called oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
People with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, as well as people with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2), should not use these medications.
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—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The former supermodel said in a new interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly that she was diagnosed with a type of breast cancer called HER2-positive estrogen-receptive intraductal carcinoma seven years ago.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
Though a vast majority of people knew about the HPV vaccination, that wasn’t the case for awareness about the association between HPV and a throat cancer called oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
People with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, as well as people with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2), should not use these medications.
4.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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It is typically associated with gastrointestinal malignancies, as well as: Bladder cancer Colon cancer Gastric adenocarcinoma6 Kidney cancer4 Liver cancer Lymphoma Stomach cancer3 Acanthosis Nigricans in Different Skin Tones AN can present differently depending on skin tone.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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Lynch spent his years making films that seeded purity with malignancy, machismo with vulnerability, teenage love with mythic importance.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the cancer burden is also now disproportionately borne by women for liver cancer, melanoma, and lung cancer.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
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Noticing any new changes to your skin, especially if a new growth pops up, only naturally sets off a series of internal alarm bells: Is that a mole, a wart, a melanoma?—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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In April, Kathy died at 53 after living with Hodgkin’s lymphoma for more than a decade.—
Christian Clark,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The 47-year-old has been struggling with his health after his initial diagnosis four years ago of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic and immune systems.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American-Statesman,
31 Dec. 2024
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Many survivors say life after cancer can prove more challenging than treatment.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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Endometrial Cancer Endometrial cancer is when there is a transformation of the cells in the lining of the uterus.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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If no cancer or advanced precancerous lesions called polyps are found, most people can wait 10 years to get another one.3 The other screening options are non-invasive but require more frequent follow-ups—and all require a colonoscopy if polyps or cancer is detected.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
5 Nov. 2024
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That’s because, unlike in other hard coral species, the polyps join rather than stand alone.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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