osteosarcoma
Americannoun
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osteosarcomas,
plural
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osteosarcomata
plural
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Acalin said the daughter, 21-year-old Xitlali Tejeda, has been fighting conventional osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that limits her ability to move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Riley was first diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2023 and had his lower leg amputated.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
Kyle was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, in his left tibia in 2020.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
His death, at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in Manhattan, was caused by complications of osteosarcoma, according to a spokesman, Matt Polk.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
I knew osteosarcoma was highly curable, but still.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
The researchers also intend to examine whether these same pathways could be targeted in other cancers where HOXD13 is elevated, such as certain glioblastomas, sarcomas, and osteosarcomas.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
Nearly all osteosarcomas, an aggressive bone cancer, display evidence of chromothripsis, and many brain cancers show especially elevated levels.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
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