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Recent Examples of melanoma
In 2022, the mother-of-three was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and underwent 17 surgeries over two years as it was upgraded to stage 4.
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Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Three months after he was born in Palm Springs, his father died of melanoma.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Lopera, an author on the paper, died from metastatic melanoma 2024, at age 73.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Australians have a complicated relationship with the Sun, suffering the world’s highest melanoma rates even with a functioning ozone layer.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Three months after he was born in Palm Springs, his father died of melanoma.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Lopera, an author on the paper, died from metastatic melanoma 2024, at age 73.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Australians have a complicated relationship with the Sun, suffering the world’s highest melanoma rates even with a functioning ozone layer.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melanoma
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Shannon fought her former son-in-law Michael Cardwell for custody of Kaitlyn after Anna died in December 2023 from stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Amgen is conducting a Phase 1b trial of its treatment for small cell lung carcinoma.—
Lizzy Lawrence,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Durnell says decades of Roundup use caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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AstraZeneca is conducting a Phase 2 trial of its combination therapy for patients with an aggressive form of lymphoma.—
Lizzy Lawrence,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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But, after the couple retired and migrated south to Mexico City, Hurst dove back into photography with gusto, until his death, from cancer, in 2023.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that Charles had a form of cancer, discovered after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who received chemotherapy, a striking result in an especially deadly and intractable malignancy.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Melanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melanoma. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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