malignant
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Earlier this year, he disclosed that surgeons had successfully removed what he described as a "small, early-stage malignant tumour" from his prostate.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Steroids that reduce inflammation and suppress malignant growths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
About this time, this destroying scourge, the malignant fever, crept in among us.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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