How to Use adenocarcinoma in a Sentence

adenocarcinoma

noun
  • The non-small cell kind makes up the vast majority of the world’s cases and adenocarcinoma is its most common subtype.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Leo was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of non-small cell lung cancer, doctors say.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Most breast cancers are a type of carcinoma called adenocarcinoma that starts in the milk ducts or milk-producing glands.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Last week, Pope Leo had part of his right lung removed because of adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
    — Meeri Kim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The study noted that these patients tended to have adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer among never-smokers.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • What’s more, effective screening tools don’t yet exist for some diseases, such as small bowel adenocarcinoma.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The study showed treatment potential for lung adenocarcinoma—a type of non-small cell lung cancer—in particular.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • What the researchers found was that the rate of in situ adenocarcinoma cases—meaning cases in which the cancer hadn't spread—in most age groups and subsites decreased over time.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • She was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a cancer that forms in the glandular cells of the body—most often found in the breast, pancreas, lung, prostate, and colon.
    — Leah Groth, Health.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Eating that same extra 30 grams a day was also linked to a 13% higher risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • But the main event here is Gabby and her pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
    — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Lung adenocarcinoma, the type of lung cancer that the pope underwent treatment for, is the most common type of lung cancer and a serious illness.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Liu, who is not involved in the pope’s care, said that, of the different types of lung cancers, adenocarcinoma has the most favorable prognosis.
    — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Pink visual of lung cancer adenocarcinoma cells.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The cause was adenocarcinoma, said a daughter, Martha Cassidy.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2017
  • Jenks has been diagnosed with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The five-year survival rate for pancreatic adenocarcinoma — the most common form — is 8%.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Leo had the most common type of lung cancer — adenocarcinoma — that was removed with the lower lobe of his right lung in a 90-minute operation.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The cancer, adenocarcinoma, is a common one, and while worrisome if caught late, has a track record of high rates of survival with early intervention.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Vatican announced the pope’s diagnosis as lung adenocarcinoma, which is one of many forms of lung cancer.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After the successful surgery, doctors diagnosed him with lung adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, these abnormal cells can become cancerous, leading to a cancer called esophageal adenocarcinoma.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is most often diagnosed in people who have never smoked.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In these cases, doctors examine samples from the lymph nodes around the lung, in addition to lung tissue, to determine the stage of the adenocarcinoma.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In 2012, he was diagnosed with a form of cancer called signet ring cell adenocarcinoma, which was based in his abdominal area.
    — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Squamous cell carcinomas develop in the airways of the lungs, as opposed to adenocarcinomas that develop on the outer edges of the lungs.
    — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The certificate includes pancreatic adenocarcinoma as one of the conditions that led to her death.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Lung adenocarcinoma begins in cells in the lung that make mucus, called epithelial cells, which line the surface of the lungs, the ACS says.
    — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for roughly 40% of all cases.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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