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肺癌
ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ
“lung cancer; a malignant tumor of the lung, often linked to smoking or air pollution; treated with surgery, chemotherapy, or targeted therapy.”
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- 癌症cancer; a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth that can invade nearby tissues and spread through blood or lymph.
- 乳癌ㄖㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊbreast cancer; malignant tumor of the breast.
- 肺炎ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊpneumonia; inflammation of the lungs, often caused by bacteria or viruses, with symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
- 肺部ㄈㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋlungs; the pair of organs in the chest for breathing; pulmonary.
- 肝癌ㄍㄢ ㄧㄢˊliver cancer; a malignant tumor of the liver, often linked to chronic hepatitis; treated with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
- 大腸癌ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊcolon cancer; a malignant tumor of the large intestine, mainly in the colon or rectum; linked to genetics or diet; symptoms include bloody stool and weight loss.
- 癌細胞ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠcancer cells; malignant cells that divide uncontrollably and can invade nearby tissues; sometimes used metaphorically for harmful or spreading negative influences.
- 癌友ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇcancer patient; fellow cancer survivor or fighter
- 子宮頸癌ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊcervical cancer; a common women's cancer in Taiwan linked to human papillomavirus infection, with abnormal bleeding as a typical symptom; preventable through regular Pap smear screening
- 胃癌ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊstomach cancer; gastric cancer
- 肺結核ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊtuberculosis; infectious disease caused by mycobacteria that damages the lungs, also called consumption
- 肺病ㄈㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋgeneral term for lung disease; tuberculosis (TB)