Precancerous is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Precancerous in a sentence
Precancerous meaning
Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.
Synonyms of Precancerous
Using Precancerous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.
- Useful related words include: malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor.
- In the example corpus, precancerous often appears in combinations such as: precancerous changes, precancerous lesions, and precancerous.
Context around Precancerous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Precancerous
- In this selection, "precancerous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, potentially, advanced, important, changes, lesions and meaning stand out and add context to how "precancerous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a potentially precancerous lesion and bump was precancerous meaning she. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "precancerous" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with precancerous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This test looks for precancerous cell changes on the cervix. (10 words)
Cervical cancer typically develops from precancerous changes over 10 to 20 years. (12 words)
Condoms may also be useful in treating potentially precancerous changes in the cervix. (13 words)
This means that, while it’s less likely, even vaccinated persons still have the potential to develop cervical cancer, so regular screening is still needed to detect HPV and precancerous abnormalities. (31 words)
With high-risk types of HPV, there aren't typically visible symptoms, but they can result in precancerous and cancerous cells which can cause lumps, bleeding, and pain. (28 words)
More important, precancerous cervical lesions declined by 51 percent among teenage girls who were screened, and by 31 percent among screened women up to age 24. (26 words)
Example sentences (16)
In addition, the test demonstrated higher sensitivity for advanced precancerous lesions compared to FIT.
The biopsy results revealed that the bump was precancerous, meaning she’d need to have it removed.
This test looks for precancerous cell changes on the cervix.
This means that, while it’s less likely, even vaccinated persons still have the potential to develop cervical cancer, so regular screening is still needed to detect HPV and precancerous abnormalities.
With high-risk types of HPV, there aren't typically visible symptoms, but they can result in precancerous and cancerous cells which can cause lumps, bleeding, and pain.
After she obtained her medical files, she told investigators that it did not mention any precancerous cells.
More important, precancerous cervical lesions declined by 51 percent among teenage girls who were screened, and by 31 percent among screened women up to age 24.
She had recently undergone abdominal surgery to remove a precancerous growth and was feeling overwhelmed, she said.
Referred usually as gutka or khaini in India, smokeless tobacco increases the risk of oral precancerous lesions and oral cancer between 2-fold and 15-fold.
Studies have shown the vaccine to be nearly 90 percent effective in preventing cancers and precancerous lesions.
Cervical cancer typically develops from precancerous changes over 10 to 20 years.
Cervical cancer usually takes time to develop, so delaying the start of screening a few years poses little risk of missing a potentially precancerous lesion.
Condoms may also be useful in treating potentially precancerous changes in the cervix.
Exposure to human papillomavirus, even in individuals already infected with the virus, appears to increase the risk of precancerous changes.
Regular screening has meant that precancerous changes and early-stage cervical cancers have been detected and treated early.
The study used the equivalent of one tablet twice a day applied topically to the cervices of women with high-grade and low-grade precancerous conditions.
Common combinations with precancerous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: