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cancer
早期発見ならがんは治る可能性が高い。
If caught early, there's a high chance cancer can be cured.
がんの治療法は年々進歩していると聞く。
I hear cancer treatments are improving year by year.
家族にがんの経験者がいるので検診を受ける。
I get checkups because there's a cancer history in my family.