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Nivolumab, sold under the brand name Opdivo, has been approved by the FDA to be included in treatment regimens for many other types of cancer, including small cell lung cancer, melanoma and urothelial carcinoma.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Last year, the James Bess Foundation — an organization that helps to grant the wishes of adults facing terminal illnesses — detailed the wish of a 65-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a Stage 4 form of lung cancer called small cell carcinoma.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The company continues to focus on developing therapies for basal cell carcinoma nevus syndrome, prostate, and lung cancers using itraconazole.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Every tanning bed session increases your risk of skin cancer, Verywell Health says: Squamous cell carcinoma risks go up by more than 65 percent and basal cell carcinoma risk by 30 percent.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Last year, the James Bess Foundation — an organization that helps to grant the wishes of adults facing terminal illnesses — detailed the wish of a 65-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a Stage 4 form of lung cancer called small cell carcinoma.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The company continues to focus on developing therapies for basal cell carcinoma nevus syndrome, prostate, and lung cancers using itraconazole.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Every tanning bed session increases your risk of skin cancer, Verywell Health says: Squamous cell carcinoma risks go up by more than 65 percent and basal cell carcinoma risk by 30 percent.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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The American Cancer Society identifies it as a factor in 40% of all cancer cases and 50% of cancer deaths, with clear links to malignancies of the uterus, esophagus, kidney, liver and gallbladder.Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mustang Bio's pipeline focuses on CAR T therapies for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, with ongoing collaborations with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and City of Hope.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Carter announced in August 2015 that he had been diagnosed with cancer, a form of melanoma that had spread to his liver and his brain.CBS News, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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According to the Mayo Clinic, most melanomas are caused by exposure to ultraviolet light and usually affect skin on the face, arms, back and legs.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some of the cancers were later determined to be lymphoma, colorectal and breast.Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The most common types include breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, melanoma, bladder, kidney, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, endometrial, pancreatic, leukemia, thyroid and liver cancers.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Abbie is a photographer recovering from cervical cancer, lodging in Dorothea's home.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The habit is linked to numerous serious health problems, from high blood pressure and heart disease to lung cancer, breathing problems and stroke.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cash had polyps on her vocal cords removed that left her unable to sing for years.Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Steve Spence / National Geographic Tiny organisms called coral polyps come together in complex networks to form colonies that then make up even larger coral reefs.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Carcinoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcinoma. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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