Thesaurus results for LYMPHOMA

lymphoma

noun

Definition of lymphoma

as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of lymphoma Thompson died in 2015 at age 73 due to a recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was first diagnosed with in 2004. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026 In 2011 he was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare cancer affecting about 1 in 200,000 people yearly according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Michele Miller, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 He was then diagnosed with stage 4 mantle B-cell lymphoma, and the treatment was intense. — Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Coulier previously revealed his dual non-Hodgkin lymphoma and tongue cancer diagnoses. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lymphoma

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Roughly 10 to 15% of all lung cancer cases are classified as a small cell carcinoma.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Davis said the company is also examining the vaccine in trials across other tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer, types of bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of carcinoma

Noun

Is Meredith’s arc going to be tied to this new patient (Martin Martinez) who is in the foster care system and potentially has cancer?

— Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
However, the systems remain experimental, and the protein binders have not been demonstrated as cancer treatments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancer

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Gary Keblish, a schoolteacher, was diagnosed with melanoma and felt lucky to be in the trial for intismeran and to be in the treatment arm.

— STAT Staff, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
The drug, combined with Merck’s Keytruda, met goals in more than 1,100 patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of melanoma

Noun

Radiologists are required to compare new scans to prior scans to determine the malignancy risk of each nodule detected.

— Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The drug, brand name Rasonque, is the first to attack a genetic cause of the aggressive, highly lethal malignancy.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of malignancy

Noun

But at night that process stops, and a coral polyp’s only source of oxygen is the water around it.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Adults with a history of precancerous colon polyps (adenomas) had gut bacteria that remained different from people who’d never had polyps, and some patterns resembled those seen in colorectal cancer.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2026

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