How to Use squamous cell in a Sentence

squamous cell

noun
  • The squamous cells make up the middle and outer layers of the skin.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell and squamous cell cancers.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The most common types of skin cancers are basal and squamous cell cancers.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Basal cell, squamous cell, and Melanoma are the three major types of skin cancer.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
  • Tongue cancer that starts in these cells is called squamous cell carcinoma.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The virus can also turn into squamous cell cancer with metastases.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This type originates from the flat, squamous cells lining the tongue’s surface.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Tongue cancer most often begins in the thin, flat cells that line the surface of the tongue, called squamous cells.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • And sun exposure has a clear connection to basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • For squamous cell carcinoma patients, though, the lines weren’t as clear.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Less fatal varieties—such as basal and squamous cell skin cancers—make up the bulk of those cases.
    — Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • But if it's not treated, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin can grow large or spread to other parts of the body.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The squamous cells in the outer part of your epidermis are flat and constantly slough off so new ones can take their place.
    — Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
  • All had been diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The biggest reduction was in squamous cell cancers.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Reduce the risk of skin cancers, including basal cell skin cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, and melanoma.
    — Alyssa Hui Published, Verywell Health, 6 July 2023
  • Actinic keratoses are concerning because a small number of them will progress to squamous cell cancer of the skin.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
  • These results indicate there are slightly abnormal squamous cells—thin, flat cells that grow on the surface of the cervix.
    — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • His daughter, Meredith Osborn, said the cause was squamous cell cancer.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The main types of skin cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma.
    — Amy McGorry, Fox News, 5 July 2023
  • Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are the most common types of skin cancers, Chesney said.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Basal and squamous cell skin cancers affect more than 5 million Americans each year.
    — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 18 July 2019
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, squamous cell cancer is a form of skin cancer.
    — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Moreover, those who had a squamous cell carcinoma may be at higher risk of dying from noncancer causes.
    — Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023
  • The major risk factor for a squamous cell cancer is ultraviolet light.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2021
  • In extreme cases, these lines may turn out to be a squamous cell carcinoma, Azzawi adds.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Early research has found that these may also increase your risk of squamous cell cancer if they are exposed to UV light.
    — Katheryn Erickson, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The cause was metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, his wife, Lisa Harrow, said.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Most of these diagnoses — about 8 in 10 — are basal cell cancers, with squamous cell diagnoses less common.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In a minority of cases, the infection can induce squamous cell cancer.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025

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