膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)

すいぞうがん
noun
pancreatic cancer
health
1. pancreatic cancer
Cancer of the pancreas (膵臓(すいぞう)). Known for being difficult to detect early and for having a poor prognosis. The second element is often written in kana as 膵臓(すいぞう)がん.
膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)は発見(はっけん)が難(むずか)しい。
Pancreatic cancer is hard to detect.
祖父(そふ)は膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)で亡(な)くなった。
My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer.
膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)は初期(しょき)症状(しょうじょう)が少(すく)なく、見(み)つかったときには進行(しんこう)していることが多(おお)い。
Pancreatic cancer has few early symptoms and is often already advanced by the time it is found.

Cancer of the pancreas, notorious for late detection and a difficult prognosis. The second element is frequently written in kana: 膵臓(すいぞう)がん.

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