(すいぞうがん)

すいぞうがん
noun
pancreatic cancer
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)発見(はっけん)(むずか)しい。
Pancreatic cancer is hard to detect.
祖父(そふ)膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)()くなった。
My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer.
膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)初期(しょき)症状(しょうじょう)(すく)なく、()つかったときには進行(しんこう)していることが(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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)(わずら)う: to suffer from pancreatic cancer
  • 膵臓癌(すいぞうがん)手術(しゅじゅつ): surgery for pancreatic cancer
  • 早期発見(そうきはっけん): early detection