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cancerous

ADJECTIVE
malignant
Synonyms


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After the removal of a cancerous salivary gland tumor, Wing’s oncologist recommended chemotherapy and radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Education could also extend to training those in hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy to spot potentially cancerous moles on clients and encourage them to seek medical advice.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

But as the years and resentments pile on, their cancerous brotherhood threatens to obliterate them both.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

This inflammatory environment weakens the body's natural defenses by suppressing its anti-cancer immune response, making it harder for immune cells to attack cancerous threats.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

They also found that when they blocked the HPV DNA, cervical cancer cells stopped being cancerous.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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