癌症 (ái zhèng) — cancer

Definition

癌症 specifically refers to cancer as a malignant disease. 肿瘤 is the broader category of tumors (both benign and malignant); 癌 is the short, often technical form of 癌症.

noun
cancer

Examples

  • 癌症
    Xī yān róng yì dǎo zhì ái zhèng.
    Smoking easily leads to cancer.
  • 癌症
    Hěn duō ái zhèng huàn zhě kě yǐ cháng qī cún huó.
    Many cancer patients can survive long-term.
  • 癌症
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū ái zhèng de bìng yīn.
    Scientists are studying the causes of cancer.

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