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
"They can't actually tell if its cancerous until they get inside you," he said.
From BBC • May 6, 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 substance acts as a protective barrier for tumors by slowing down T cells and preventing them from entering cancerous tissue.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
First, it seemed that all normal cells growing in culture eventually died or underwent spontaneous transformation and became cancerous.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Vocabulary lists containing cancerous
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Harmful
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