How to Use squamous cell in a Sentence

squamous cell

noun
  • Basal cell, squamous cell, and Melanoma are the three major types of skin cancer.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
  • The most common types of skin cancers are basal and squamous cell cancers.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell and squamous cell cancers.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The squamous cells in the outer part of your epidermis are flat and constantly slough off so new ones can take their place.
    Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, squamous cell cancer is a form of skin cancer.
    oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Less fatal varieties—such as basal and squamous cell skin cancers—make up the bulk of those cases.
    Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • In August, the Seneca Park Zoo shared that the animal had a squamous cell carcinoma growth on her jaw.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • His daughter, Meredith Osborn, said the cause was squamous cell cancer.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • If not treated, these can turn into squamous cell cancers.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Actinic keratoses are concerning because a small number of them will progress to squamous cell cancer of the skin.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
  • These results indicate there are slightly abnormal squamous cells—thin, flat cells that grow on the surface of the cervix.
    Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are the most common types of skin cancers, Chesney said.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Reduce the risk of skin cancers, including basal cell skin cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, and melanoma.
    Alyssa Hui Published, Verywell Health, 6 July 2023
  • Early research has found that these may also increase your risk of squamous cell cancer if they are exposed to UV light.
    Katheryn Erickson, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Three spots turned out to be basal cell skin cancer, and one squamous cell skin cancer — all of which were treated by removing the skin cells in an October surgery.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The cause was metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, his wife, Lisa Harrow, said.
    Sam Roberts, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Most of these diagnoses — about 8 in 10 — are basal cell cancers, with squamous cell diagnoses less common.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Basal and squamous cell skin cancers affect more than 5 million Americans each year.
    Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 18 July 2019
  • The main types of skin cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma.
    Amy McGorry, Fox News, 5 July 2023
  • In other words, a few high-powered doses of radiation might be a preferable way to treat basal and squamous cell cancers when surgery isn't an option.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 6 Feb. 2018
  • This type of cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells found among squamous cells, which make up most of your skin’s epidermis (i.e. the upper layer).
    Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Dec. 2017
  • All had been diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Rare reports of cancers, like squamous cell or Merkel cell, arising from chronic EAI have been reported years and even decades down the road, so these patients should be monitored.
    Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • There are three types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (which is the most common), squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma (the most dangerous).
    Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Moreover, those who had a squamous cell carcinoma may be at higher risk of dying from noncancer causes.
    Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Cancer comes calling for Prine In early 1998, Prine was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer on the right side of his neck and had surgery and radiation therapy.
    Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two most common types of skin cancer, followed by melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer.
    Drs. Kate Oberlin, Keyvan Nouri and Lawrence Schachner, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • According to Jaliman, people with XP have a high risk of developing every type of skin cancer — from basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers to melanoma.
    PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • There are three major types — basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
  • Advertisement Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer in the United States, followed by squamous cell carcinoma.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024

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