癌(がん)

がん

noun

cancer

1. cancer

A disease caused by uncontrolled cell division. A serious medical condition.

父(ちち)は癌(がん)で亡(な)くなった。

My father passed away from cancer.

早期(そうき)発見(はっけん)で癌(がん)を治(なお)す。

To cure cancer through early detection.

癌(がん)検診(けんしん)を受(う)ける。

To receive a cancer screening.

癌(がん) is the medical term for cancer. Often written in katakana as ガン in everyday contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

癌(がん)になる (to get cancer)
癌(がん)を患(わずら)う (to suffer from cancer)
癌(がん)が見(み)つかる (cancer is found)

TYPES OF CANCER:

胃(い)癌(がん) (stomach cancer)
肺(はい)癌(がん) (lung cancer)
乳(にゅう)癌(がん) (breast cancer)
大腸(だいちょう)癌(がん) (colon cancer)

COMPOUND WORDS:

癌(がん)細胞(さいぼう) (cancer cells)
癌(がん)検診(けんしん) (cancer screening)
癌(がん)治療(ちりょう) (cancer treatment)
抗(こう)癌(がん)剤(ざい) (anti-cancer drug)

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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.5.22 2:09

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