noun
pancreatic cancer
Medical term for cancer of the pancreas. Often abbreviated from 膵臓癌.
See also: 膵臓癌
膵癌の早期発見は難しい。
Early detection of pancreatic cancer is difficult.
膵臓癌 is the full form meaning 'pancreatic cancer'; 膵癌 is a common abbreviation used in medical contexts.
Compound of 膵 (sui, 'pancreas') and 癌 (gan, 'cancer').