noun-modifying (irregular)
anticancer
Medical term used prenominally to describe drugs, treatments, or agents that fight cancer.
抗がん剤の副作用は患者にとって大きな負担だ。
The side effects of anticancer drugs are a heavy burden for patients.
新しい抗がん治療が開発されている。
New anticancer treatments are being developed.
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling for 'anticancer'.
Variant with katakana ガン, sometimes seen in medical contexts.
Full kanji form using 癌 (cancer), but 癌 is not a Jōyō kanji, so the mixed form is more common.
Compound of 抗 (anti-) and がん (cancer).