How to Use glioma in a Sentence
glioma
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Over 97% of children with the worst of the gliomas die within three years.
—Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 10 July 2017
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Eaise had a tumor on his brain stem, known as a tectal glioma.
—Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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The Duke team tested 61 glioma patients over five years.
—NBC News, 26 June 2018
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Zen was diagnosed with high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
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Mathias had an aggressive form of brain cancer called brain stem glioma.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021
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Cannon's youngest and seventh child, Zen, was diagnosed with high-grade glioma in August.
—Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, 15 Dec. 2021
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The outgoing, joyful boy from Montgomery, Texas, had been battling first optic glioma and then acute myeloid leukemia.
—Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2019
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That August, Zen was diagnosed with high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
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Glioblastoma is considered a grade IV tumor, the most malignant of gliomas.
—Patricia Zengerle, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 July 2017
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Haas was diagnosed with a malignant glioma (a tumor that originates in the glial cells of the brain or spinal cord) in July 2020, according to the union.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2021
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She was diagnosed at UT Southwestern with a glioma, a tumor that affects brain function and health.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2020
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He was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive form of cancer at the base of the brain.
—Rachel Stamford, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2017
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In August, at two months old, Zen was officially diagnosed with a fast-growing type of brain cancer called a high-grade glioma.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 16 Dec. 2021
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Some studies have found a link between gliomas, a group of cancers that includes glioblastomas, and certain pesticides.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018
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And now this horrible thing known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma struck her.
—Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 13 May 2017
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Bean’s deadly diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma was a gut punch to all of them.
—Ronnie Polaneczky, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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The organization has raised funds through the planting of the huge sunflower field each year to support research on glioma, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in young people.
—Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018
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Following a seizure, after which he was rushed to the hospital, Aaron Wilson was diagnosed with a midline glioma tumor.
—Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Jan. 2022
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Because most other mammal cells lack chloride channels on their surfaces, chlorotoxin only latched on to the glioma cells.
—Richard Pallardy, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
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While performing emergency surgery on Wallace to treat a hematoma caused by the agent’s blow, Warren discovers a tumor — a glioma — that is not yet malignant.
—Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2020
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Notably, the preliminary study released earlier highlighted a higher rate of a type of brain cancer called a glioma.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2018
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Proceeds from the run will go to Children’s Hospital Colorado for research into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, which Luke had.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2019
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An organization named for the youngster has raised money to help battle the disease, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG.
—Howard Ludwig, Daily Southtown, 7 Mar. 2018
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Scientists have discovered that peptides in the lethal deathstalker scorpion, found in North Africa and the Middle East, bind to certain malignant tumors called gliomas.
—Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2019
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An inoperable brain tumor near her optic nerves, called an optic nerve glioma, was discovered when Autumn was 7 months old.
—Rachel Greco, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2017
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Even more intriguing, the scientists found that those who took antihistamines to combat their allergies also had a higher chance of getting glioma.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2011
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She was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DPIG).
—Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 18 May 2018
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Zoey took her last breath almost exactly two years after she was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), the family said.
—Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 10 July 2018
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In early August of 2021, doctors diagnosed Lupiano’s sister with a glioma brain tumor.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Apr. 2022
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Winkler also found that the glioma tumor cells form connections with neighboring healthy cells — which opens up at least the possibility for some kind of two-way communication with the brain’s tissues.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018
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