cancerous
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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
But as the years and resentments pile on, their cancerous brotherhood threatens to obliterate them both.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
These defects can push otherwise healthy cells toward becoming cancerous.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Betsinger is a childless-by-choice adoptee, concerned that her potential children might inherit the cancerous skin condition that required her to undergo multiple surgeries.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
The bladder area was the worst, covered by a solid mass of cancerous tissue.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Vocabulary lists containing cancerous
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Harmful
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