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pancreatic cancer
Cancer of the pancreas (膵臓). Known for being difficult to detect early and for having a poor prognosis. The second element is often written in kana as 膵臓がん.
膵臓癌は発見が難しい。
Pancreatic cancer is hard to detect.
祖父は膵臓癌で亡くなった。
My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer.
膵臓癌は初期症状が少なく、見つかったときには進行していることが多い。
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: 膵臓がん.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 膵臓癌を患う: to suffer from pancreatic cancer
- 膵臓癌の手術: surgery for pancreatic cancer
- 早期発見: early detection