skin cancer
Medical term for malignant skin tumors; used in both clinical and everyday contexts.
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays increases the risk of skin cancer.
My father underwent surgery for skin cancer.
Malignant melanoma, a specific type of skin cancer; more technical than 皮膚がん.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the medical kanji 癌 is often replaced by がん for readability.
Full kanji spelling using 癌; more formal or technical, but still seen in medical contexts.
Katakana variant of がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Compound of 皮膚 (skin) and 癌/がん (cancer). The reading ひふがん is a straightforward combination of the readings of the two components.