How to Use melanoma in a Sentence

melanoma

noun

• For melanoma, a form of skin cancer, the five-year survival rate in the U.S. is 93%.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 18 Mar. 2022
• In 1980, his brother Frank died, at forty-five, of melanoma.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• But in 27 of 28 melanoma patients, CTCs showed up as spikes.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 12 June 2019
• More than 90% of melanoma tumors contain at least one of the four.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 19 June 2021
• And, of course, laying in the sun for any amount of time increases your risk of melanoma.
  — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 Feb. 2022
• Sudran had to step back to the role of adviser when the melanoma weakened him in 2020.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022
• Ball cap keeping melanoma off the bald spot, sunglasses at the ready on Croakies around the neck.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
• Dear Amy: My husband passed away a few years ago from melanoma.
  — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, 28 July 2019
• But that figure drops down to 32% once the melanoma has spread to other organs.
  — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
• That includes tumors found in the lung, colon, breasts, ovaries, and — in cases of melanoma — skin.
  — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2018
• Still, Vaughn said, people of color must be careful of melanoma of the nail.
  — Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024
• People who have survived melanoma will urge you to do just that.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 24 May 2021
• The form of metastatic melanoma was found during surgery on Carter's liver and had spread to his brain.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
• As a result, men often miss the changing moles that are the hallmark of melanoma.
  — Andrea Atkins, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
• My dad passed away of melanoma my senior year in college.
  — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 14 May 2021
• The 24-year-old melanoma survivor likens it to asking someone about a scab.
  — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 25 June 2021
• He was rushed to the hospital and discovered that the melanoma had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2024
• Bruce has battled melanoma for the past four years and served as his son’s rebounder in the Challenge.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
• Cruse has suffered from melanoma and lost part of his larynx to cancer.
  — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 30 June 2019
• But tragedy struck again when Snider watched his brother-in-law lose his battle with melanoma.
  — Richard Morin, azcentral, 10 Mar. 2020
• Nope; if this was melanoma, it would be limited to a single nail.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
• But studies show that a person with many moles has a higher risk for melanoma.
  — Madelyn Fernstrom, NBC News, 22 June 2018
• Doctors have also found the skin cancer melanoma on the vulva, says Dweck.
  — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 2 July 2019
• Of all the major cancers diagnosed in the U.S., the skin cancer melanoma has one of the highest survival rates.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 11 July 2023
• The device could one day improve screening for the cancer melanoma.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 12 June 2019
• But the scarier type of skin cancer is melanoma, and rates have also increased.
  — Jessica Ourisman, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2021
• The biopsy came back positive for melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
  — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 14 June 2019
• New research indicates a surge in melanoma cases among men between the ages of 15 and 39.
  — Jessica Ourisman, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2021
• He’s later diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer that has spread to his brain.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
• In addition to side effects like nausea and fatigue, these nasal sprays can also raise one’s risk of developing melanoma.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024