noun
bladder cancer
Medical term for malignant tumor of the urinary bladder.
膀胱癌の早期発見には、血尿のチェックが重要です。
Checking for blood in the urine is important for early detection of bladder cancer.
Standard kanji spelling using 癌 for cancer.
Common mixed spelling with がん in hiragana, often used in patient-facing materials.
Mixed spelling with ガン in katakana, sometimes seen in informal or emphatic contexts.
膀胱炎 is cystitis (bladder inflammation), not necessarily cancerous.
Compound of 膀胱 (ぼうこう, 'urinary bladder') and 癌 (がん, 'cancer').