How to Use noncancerous in a Sentence
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Uterine fibroids: noncancerous growths in or on the uterus.
—Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 30 Mar. 2018
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If growth is noncancerous, the result is an enlarged prostate.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2022
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Most cases start as noncancerous polyps in the lining of the large intestine or the rectum.
—Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2018
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The protein is produced by noncancerous cells and cancerous cells in the prostate gland.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2018
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Last summer, Boughton had a noncancerous brain tumor the size of a lemon removed from behind his left ear.
—Neil Vigdor, courant.com, 15 May 2018
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Kim herself has had some health scares — breast lumps that luckily turned out to be noncancerous.
—Nina Judar, Cosmopolitan, 7 Sep. 2015
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As a teen, Michael had had a noncancerous tumor removed from his abdomen.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, WIRED, 8 May 2018
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The process worsened her fibroids – noncancerous growths in the uterus – and her endometriosis, a condition in which the uterus lining grows outside the uterus.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 Nov. 2022
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His body is riddled with noncancerous lipomas, which is common for a large-breed senior dog.
—San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2022
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Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in and around the uterus, feeding off hormones.
—al, 20 June 2022
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When the scan came back and revealed a grade two meningioma, a noncancerous brain tumor that forms in the brain or spine, according to Today, Davis knew her life was going to change.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
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While her diagnosis was kept private, it is known to be noncancerous.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
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Fox has had more recent health issues, including a 2018 surgery to remove a noncancerous tumor from his spine.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
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The results revealed something worse: an acoustic neuroma, a noncancerous tumor that develops on the main nerve from the inner ear to the brain.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2019
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The polyps, which are cell overgrowths that can range in size from a few millimeters to a few centimeters, are typically noncancerous.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 13 Aug. 2021
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Colon cancer begins in the large intestine, or colon, the final part of the digestive tract, and usually beings as small, noncancerous clumps of cells in the colon, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
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This shortage was felt the most by women who suffer from fibroids – noncancerous tumors in the uterine wall that commonly cause heavy bleeding.
—Jasmine Grant, Essence, 9 June 2020
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This is particularly pronounced for Black women, who are more prone to fibroids (noncancerous but sometimes painful tumors in or on the uterus).
—Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 June 2021
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Fibroids are noncancerous growths in the uterus that can develop during a person's childbearing years.
—Suzannah Weis, SELF, 21 July 2021
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Last summer, Boughton underwent brain surgery to remove a noncancerous tumor from behind his ear.
—Neil Vigdor, courant.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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Burruss was worried about carrying her own after a high-risk pregnancy with Ace and her history with fibroids, which are noncancerous growths in the uterus.
—Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 23 Nov. 2019
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Burruss was worried about carrying her own after a high-risk pregnancy with Ace and her history with fibroids, noncancerous growths in the uterus.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2019
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Pain in his dominant, right hand led to a diagnosis of osteoid osteoma, a noncancerous bone tumor that developed in the fourth metacarpal.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
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For example, noncancerous cells can sometimes produce frameshifts but, Stanton says, such cells tend to be abnormal and would be destroyed anyway.
—Keridwen Cornelius, Scientific American, 7 June 2018
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According to the Mayo Clinic, uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years.
—Noel Cody, Essence, 16 Sep. 2021
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The treatment, called Eskata, is the first topical medicine for a type of noncancerous skin growth that affects more than 83 million American adults, and represents Aclaris’ first product.
—Linda Loyd, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
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Nancy and Barbara Lowry were identical twins, and a noncancerous blood disease in one had been curable by cells from the other, a vanishingly rare occurrence.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
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Uterine fibroids: These benign (noncancerous) tumors grow inside the uterus.
—Kristine Thomason, Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that can grow inside the uterus, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
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In 2018, Fox underwent spinal surgery to remove a noncancerous tumor that was growing rapidly and causing horrible pain throughout his body.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
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