癌(がん)

がん

noun

cancer

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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)

Compounds

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)

Related Words

Related: 悪性腫瘍(あくせいしゅよう) (malignant tumor)

Compare: 腫瘍(しゅよう) (tumor)

Compare: 良性(りょうせい)腫瘍(しゅよう) (benign tumor)

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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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