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neoplasms

noun

plural of neoplasm

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an abnormal mass of tissue removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen

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Recent Examples of neoplasms The disease starts with lesions and neoplasms, or precancerous cysts. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 July 2026 Girls and women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at a later age had the highest incidence of developing subsequent primary neoplasms by 30 years post-initial cancer diagnosis. — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
For those participating in the trial, surgeons had already removed their tumors, and everyone had been treated with Keytruda, the standard immunotherapy.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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