肺がん

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 肺がん (はいがん), lung 肺 and cancer がん form the mixed-script disease name lung cancer.
• Basic usage: 肺がん names cancer arising in the lungs.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Disease name versus cause or stage
  • 肺がんで can frame a cause or condition and 肺がんと a diagnosis or quotation, but the word itself does not specify stage or cause.