cancer notification; informing a patient of a cancer diagnosis
Refers to the act of telling a patient they have cancer, often in a medical context. Can imply the ethical and emotional aspects of disclosure.
医師は患者にがん告知をするかどうか悩んだ。
The doctor agonized over whether to inform the patient of the cancer diagnosis.
がん告知を受けた後、彼は治療法について真剣に考え始めた。
After receiving the cancer notification, he began to seriously consider treatment options.
Broader term for telling a patient their diagnosis; がん告知 is a specific type.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; preferred for general use.
Katakana spelling of がん; used in medical or emphatic contexts.
Full kanji spelling; less common and may appear formal or technical.
Compound of がん (cancer) and 告知 (notification, announcement).