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cancer
to become cancerous
leukemia
stomach cancer
to cause cancer
lung cancer
liver cancer
adenocarcinoma
persistent mold on the wall
anti-cancer
breast cancer
Notice where 癌 sits in each complete thought.
That man died of lung cancer a week ago.
Source: Tatoeba #8688132 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'd like to have a test for breast cancer.
Source: Tatoeba #345692 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy father died of cancer.
Source: Tatoeba #346893 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe doctor cured him of his cancer.
Source: Tatoeba #900646 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.