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Recent Examples of carcinoma
Nearly three years ago, the professional organizer and star of Get Organized with the Home Edit, was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March 2022.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
The other subtypes are squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The professional organizer and star of Get Organized with the Home Edit, 43, was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March 2022.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
The other subtypes are squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The professional organizer and star of Get Organized with the Home Edit, 43, was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March 2022.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcinoma
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Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.—
Mariya Filipova,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Just as with labels on cigarettes, America's top doctor is calling for cancer risk warnings on alcohol after a report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to more than a half-dozen malignancies, including breast cancer.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Acral melanoma, in particular, is a subset of melanoma that grows on the palms and soles.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, Mellencamp revealed she'd been diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma and has had ongoing treatment to remove the skin cancer.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Mere weeks later, her oldest son, Santiago, was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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However, common symptoms of dying from lymphoma include extreme fatigue, breathing changes, and loss of appetite.—
Gagandeep Brar,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Metastatic breast cancer occurs when breast cancer reaches stage 4 and has effectively spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body, like the bones, lungs or liver.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Keep in mind that nutrition, or cancer treatments like chemotherapy, also can be the reason for hair loss.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma often occur together, especially in people with nasal polyps.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, polyps’ internal growth programming isn’t everything.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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