carcinogenesis; oncogenesis
Medical term for the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
The mechanism of carcinogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated.
carcinogenicity; cancer-causing property
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; commonly used in medical contexts.
Variant with katakana ガン; seen in some publications.
Full kanji form using 癌; less common in modern writing due to the complexity of 癌.
Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'to develop, to occur') and 癌 (gan, 'cancer').