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malignant osteomyelitis (bone cancer)
This parenthetical is medically wrong: osteomyelitis is a bone infection, not bone cancer.
Full reasoning
The phrase equates osteomyelitis with bone cancer, but those are different conditions.
- The U.S. National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus defines osteomyelitis as "a bone infection" caused by bacteria or other germs.
- MedlinePlus defines malignancy as the presence of cancerous cells.
So calling osteomyelitis "bone cancer" is incorrect medical terminology. Reputable biographical sources on Davies likewise describe her death simply as cancer, not as osteomyelitis being synonymous with cancer. The Los Angeles Times entry on Marion Davies says she "Died Sept. 22, 1961 of cancer".
In short: even if Davies had both an infection and a malignant jaw growth at different points, osteomyelitis itself is not bone cancer, so the parenthetical "(bone cancer)" is incorrect.
3 sources
- Osteomyelitis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Osteomyelitis is a bone infection. It is caused by bacteria or other germs.
- Malignancy: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
The term malignancy refers to the presence of cancerous cells that have the ability to spread to other sites in the body.
- Marion Davies - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times
Died Sept. 22, 1961 of cancer in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Calif.