childhood cancer; pediatric cancer
Medical term for cancer occurring in children. Used in clinical and general contexts.
Treatments for childhood cancer have advanced significantly in recent years.
彼女は小児がんの研究に携わっている。
She is involved in research on pediatric cancer.
Pediatrics; the medical field dealing with children's health, not limited to cancer.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; widely used in medical and general contexts.
Full kanji spelling; 癌 is a non-jōyō kanji, so the mixed form is more common.
Katakana spelling of がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in medical materials.
Compound of 小児 (shōni, 'young child') and 癌 (gan, 'cancer').