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The character 癌 is a modern phono-semantic compound created for medical terminology. It uses the sickness radical 疒 as its semantic component, clearly indicating a disease. The inner phonetic component is 嵒 (yán), an old variant for "rock" or "cliff", which provides the pronunciation and evokes the hard, rock-like texture of malignant tumors. This character was coined to translate the Western concept of cancer, representing malignant cellular growths. The inclusion of the "rock" component vividly captures the clinical presentation of cancerous masses, distinguishing them from softer benign swellings in the medical lexicon.
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癌症是一种重病。
医生正在治疗癌症。
肺癌是最常见的癌症之一。
健康生活能降低患癌风险。
科学家在研究抗癌药物。
癌细胞会迅速扩散到其他器官。
化疗和放疗是常见的癌症治疗方法。
早期发现癌症对提高治愈率至关重要。