cancerous
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Aside from the cancerous growth, not much of this is new.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Duchess found a loving, "forever home" with Fiona Rees-Davies in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, but tragically, a cancerous tumour meant their happiness was short-lived.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
About 5% to 10% of polyps, which most people will have at some point in their lives, become cancerous, according to Pasricha.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
But they went back in to see and it was a cancerous tumor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The cells did grow, but when Hyatt biopsied them a few weeks later, they were all cancerous.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Harmful
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