How to Use melanoma in a Sentence

melanoma

noun
Definition of melanomanext
Synonyms for melanomanext
  • For melanoma, a form of skin cancer, the five-year survival rate in the U.S. is 93%.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • In 1980, his brother Frank died, at forty-five, of melanoma.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • And, of course, laying in the sun for any amount of time increases your risk of melanoma.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Sudran had to step back to the role of adviser when the melanoma weakened him in 2020.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022
  • Ball cap keeping melanoma off the bald spot, sunglasses at the ready on Croakies around the neck.
    — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • But that figure drops down to 32% once the melanoma has spread to other organs.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Still, Vaughn said, people of color must be careful of melanoma of the nail.
    — Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The form of metastatic melanoma was found during surgery on Carter's liver and had spread to his brain.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
  • As a result, men often miss the changing moles that are the hallmark of melanoma.
    — Andrea Atkins, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • He was rushed to the hospital and discovered that the melanoma had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Bruce has battled melanoma for the past four years and served as his son’s rebounder in the Challenge.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Of all the major cancers diagnosed in the U.S., the skin cancer melanoma has one of the highest survival rates.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 11 July 2023
  • But the scarier type of skin cancer is melanoma, and rates have also increased.
    — Jessica Ourisman, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2021
  • New research indicates a surge in melanoma cases among men between the ages of 15 and 39.
    — Jessica Ourisman, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Researchers say men are more likely to die from melanoma than women.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Except in this case, the immune system was trained to target and destroy melanoma cells rather than a virus.
    — Alice Park, Time, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Nobel Peace Prize winner was diagnosed with cancer – a form of melanoma that spread to his brain – in 2015.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Her death, in a hospital, was caused by a rare form of melanoma, said her husband, John Douglas.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 28 May 2024
  • Kurtz shared that her mother’s scans and tests discovered melanoma in her liver, brain and bones.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • His partner, Patti Massey, said he had been treated for melanoma.
    — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Since the early 1990s, the incidence of melanoma has risen dramatically in the U.S.
    — Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023
  • But nothing means as much to Jones as his mission raising awareness for melanoma.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The company’s test can detect tumors as small as a pea and spots melanoma, cancers of the bone and blood, and other cancer types.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • While most GPs can perform basic skin exams during a checkup, Dr. Markowitz has seen the rare case where a melanoma was missed.
    — Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Our team focused on melanoma because this type of cancer is linked to people with long telomeres.
    — Jonathan Alder, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The first checkpoint inhibitor was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2011 to treat melanoma.
    — Mayo Clinic Staff, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Her daughter, Emily Stephenson, said the cause was metastatic melanoma.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • And in 2019, my dermatologist discovered a small mole on my leg in the early stages of melanoma.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 May 2022
  • One woman was diagnosed with skin cancer two months after her mother died from melanoma.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • That’s troubling, because melanoma is one of the most common cancers in young adults, notes Dr. Rajesh Nair, a surgical oncologist with the institute who helped craft the survey.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 17 June 2024

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