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Recent Examples of polyp
Studies in Italy and the U.S. show a significant increase in polyp detection when physicians use AI assistance.
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
They may be caused by tumors, polyps, and cancerous growths in the ear canal; hypothyroidism; some antibiotic and diuretic medications; or a variety of household chemicals your cat might have come into contact with.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
These clumps of cells, called polyps, can be discovered by any number of tests that are recommended by a doctor based on a person's age and other risk factors including a family history of colorectal cancer and lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet and physical activity levels.
—Daryl Austin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Those polyps clone themselves over and over again, eventually forming larger coral colonies that build reefs.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
They may be caused by tumors, polyps, and cancerous growths in the ear canal; hypothyroidism; some antibiotic and diuretic medications; or a variety of household chemicals your cat might have come into contact with.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
These clumps of cells, called polyps, can be discovered by any number of tests that are recommended by a doctor based on a person's age and other risk factors including a family history of colorectal cancer and lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet and physical activity levels.
—Daryl Austin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Those polyps clone themselves over and over again, eventually forming larger coral colonies that build reefs.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
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Last September, the FDA granted orphan drug status to its treatment for neuroendocrine carcinoma, a designation which helps drug companies working on potentially life-saving drugs, where treatments are lacking, get to market more efficiently.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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The development of a gene classifier that strongly predicts the risk of invasive breast cancer for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), otherwise known as Stage 0, which often leaves too many patients wondering if the noninvasive cells known as DCIS will progress to breast cancer.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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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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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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The cancer eventually went into remission after chemotherapy.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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But that was foisted on the 6-foot-1 guard anyway after a bone cyst was found on his left femur in the fall.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The ultrasound revealed a cyst on my ovary that the doctor said needed to be removed right away.—
Katrina Martin,
Health,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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