How to Use glioblastoma in a Sentence
glioblastoma
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Her family said the cause was a glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumor.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2017
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Subsequent tests revealed it was associated with a type of brain cancer known as a glioblastoma.
—Becky Bowers, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
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McCain was diagnosed in the summer with glioblastoma, a serious form of brain cancer.
—Sean Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017
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It was later found to be a form of glioblastoma, which was the same cancer that ended the life of Sen. Edward Kennedy eight years ago.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2017
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DeKlyen was diagnosed this spring with a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor that caused her to suffer crippling headaches.
—Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2017
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The 37-year-old mother of five from Wyoming, Michigan, had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 22 Sep. 2017
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The cause was complications from glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, according to a statement on the band’s website.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2017
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Tissue tested after the procedure last Friday revealed a glioblastoma, the statement said.
—Bloomberg.com, 20 July 2017
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New research suggests that the harmful virus, which causes brain damage in developing babies, could be used to treat glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.
—Laura Entis, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2017
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The shooter, who had visited many psychiatrists and other doctors complaining of headaches, was found to have a brain tumor, a glioblastoma, the size of a pecan.
—Mona Charen, National Review, 6 Oct. 2017
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Tocagen’s therapy is already being tested on glioblastoma patients.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
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The Arizona senator was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor known as glioblastoma in July.
—Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 10 Sep. 2017
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Downie had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, glioblastoma, in May 2016.
—Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2017
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Beau Biden died of glioblastoma in 2015, the same form of brain cancer that McCain was diagnosed with in July.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
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The cause was a glioblastoma, said his son, Karim Raoul.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Biden’s son, Beau, died of a brain cancer called glioblastoma in 2015.
—Angus Chen and Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 3 Mar. 2023
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The cause of death was glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain tumor.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2021
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The cause was glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, said her friend Diane Dodge.
—Washington Post, 31 May 2021
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From 3 to 6 percent of glioblastoma patients are cured; one of them will bear my name.
—New York Times, 31 Aug. 2019
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The cause was a glioblastoma brain tumor, said her husband, James Biber.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
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The technique could give Miller and thousands of others with glioblastomas far longer lives.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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He was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma—here's what that means.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 12 Oct. 2020
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The 53-year-old Moore has glioblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer that can affect the brain or spinal cord.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021
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Her husband, the architect James Biber, said the cause was a glioblastoma brain tumor.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
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The cause was a brain tumor known as a glioblastoma, which was diagnosed in July 2017.
—Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2018
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Ill-famed virus could be effective against cells that cause glioblastoma.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2018
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The cause was glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer, his brother, Roy, said.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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The breakthroughs that seem to be taking place in regards to glioblastoma is so remarkable.
—Fox News, 14 Oct. 2019
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Hazen lost his wife, Nicole, to a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
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But about 16 months ago, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common type of malignant brain tumor for adults with no cure, per the Cleveland Clinic.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
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