cancerous
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But they went back in to see and it was a cancerous tumor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
After the removal of a cancerous salivary gland tumor, Wing’s oncologist recommended chemotherapy and radiation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
"They can't actually tell if its cancerous until they get inside you," he said.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes act as the immune system's specialized "killer" cells, seeking out and eliminating infected or cancerous cells with remarkable precision.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
If slavery’s cancerous growth was to be arrested and the dangerous malignancy removed, it demanded immediate surgery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing cancerous
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Harmful
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