How to Use glioma in a Sentence
glioma
noun-
Over 97% of children with the worst of the gliomas die within three years.
— Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 10 July 2017 -
Eaise had a tumor on his brain stem, known as a tectal glioma.
— Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018 -
The Duke team tested 61 glioma patients over five years.
— NBC News, 26 June 2018 -
Zen was diagnosed with high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
— Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Mathias had an aggressive form of brain cancer called brain stem glioma.
— Terry Ward, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021 -
Cannon's youngest and seventh child, Zen, was diagnosed with high-grade glioma in August.
— Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, 15 Dec. 2021 -
The outgoing, joyful boy from Montgomery, Texas, had been battling first optic glioma and then acute myeloid leukemia.
— Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2019 -
That August, Zen was diagnosed with high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
— Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023 -
Glioblastoma is considered a grade IV tumor, the most malignant of gliomas.
— Patricia Zengerle, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 July 2017 -
Haas was diagnosed with a malignant glioma (a tumor that originates in the glial cells of the brain or spinal cord) in July 2020, according to the union.
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2021 -
She was diagnosed at UT Southwestern with a glioma, a tumor that affects brain function and health.
— Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2020 -
He was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive form of cancer at the base of the brain.
— Rachel Stamford, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2017 -
In August, at two months old, Zen was officially diagnosed with a fast-growing type of brain cancer called a high-grade glioma.
— Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 16 Dec. 2021 -
Some studies have found a link between gliomas, a group of cancers that includes glioblastomas, and certain pesticides.
— Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018 -
And now this horrible thing known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma struck her.
— Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 13 May 2017 -
Bean’s deadly diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma was a gut punch to all of them.
— Ronnie Polaneczky, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018 -
The organization has raised funds through the planting of the huge sunflower field each year to support research on glioma, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in young people.
— Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018 -
Following a seizure, after which he was rushed to the hospital, Aaron Wilson was diagnosed with a midline glioma tumor.
— Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Jan. 2022 -
Because most other mammal cells lack chloride channels on their surfaces, chlorotoxin only latched on to the glioma cells.
— Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021 -
While performing emergency surgery on Wallace to treat a hematoma caused by the agent’s blow, Warren discovers a tumor — a glioma — that is not yet malignant.
— Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2020 -
Notably, the preliminary study released earlier highlighted a higher rate of a type of brain cancer called a glioma.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2018 -
Proceeds from the run will go to Children’s Hospital Colorado for research into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, which Luke had.
— Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2019 -
An organization named for the youngster has raised money to help battle the disease, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG.
— Howard Ludwig, Daily Southtown, 7 Mar. 2018 -
Scientists have discovered that peptides in the lethal deathstalker scorpion, found in North Africa and the Middle East, bind to certain malignant tumors called gliomas.
— Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2019 -
An inoperable brain tumor near her optic nerves, called an optic nerve glioma, was discovered when Autumn was 7 months old.
— Rachel Greco, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2017 -
Even more intriguing, the scientists found that those who took antihistamines to combat their allergies also had a higher chance of getting glioma.
— Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2011 -
She was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DPIG).
— Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 18 May 2018 -
Zoey took her last breath almost exactly two years after she was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), the family said.
— Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 10 July 2018 -
In early August of 2021, doctors diagnosed Lupiano’s sister with a glioma brain tumor.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Apr. 2022 -
Winkler also found that the glioma tumor cells form connections with neighboring healthy cells — which opens up at least the possibility for some kind of two-way communication with the brain’s tissues.
— Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018
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