Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

geste total carcinologique

English translation:

full removal of the tumor/ complete tumour removal

Added to glossary by Madeleine Pérusse
Jul 24, 2003 20:39
21 yrs ago
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French term

geste total carcinologique

French to English Medical Traitement du cancer
Me revoici avec mes chimios....

Je comprends où il veut en venir, mais j'ai de la difficulté à cerner complètement... Je penserais à "complete anti-cancer procedure" ou quelque chose du genre, mais la phrase suivante me fait douter...


Je vous cite le paragraphe:.
"ON pensait dans le temps (il y a 15 ans) que si on n'arrivait pas à faire un ***geste total carcinologique***, la chirurgie ne servirait pas à grand chose. Mais en fait, c'est faux. La suite à démontré qu'il valait mieux enlever le maximum de la tumeur-mère et ajouter un traitement complémentaire avec une chimiothérapie, que de faire uniquement une chimiothérapie."

Merci de votre aide!
Madeleien

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jul 24, 2003:
To Jerryk Your answer is excellent and coincides with what I thought (although it's much better formulated), but somehow I find that the next sentence would contradict this... I'll keep thinking...

Proposed translations

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full removal of the tumor

Some ref:

: I have just recently been diagnosed with a kidney tumor. Two doctors have said they think it is malignant. So far I was not offered a biopsy and I don't know whether to ask for one or not. My urologist suggested I have a partial removal or full removal of my kidney. It has grown .2 centimeters in the last year. It is now 2.2 cms.I wanted to wait till Sept. to have another ultrasound. I don't know if this is dangerous or not. I was told this tumor is a slow growing kind. I too have been experiencing a hurting around my waistline on the same side. Anyone experience anything like this?

POST SURGICAL SYMPTOMS FROM THE PARTIAL REMOVAL...
... Subject: POST SURGICAL SYMPTOMS FROM THE PARTIAL REMOVAL OF A SPINAL TUMOR Topic Area: Pain Forum: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum Quest...
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/a...

2. Re: kidney tumor
... I have just recently been diagnosed with a kidney tumor. ... My urologist suggested I have a partial removal or full removal o...
http://www.kidneypatientguide.org.uk/...

3. Recurrence - Acoustic Neuroma Patient Archive
... Partial removal of the tumor, regardless of its size, may be necessary if the patient's responses during surgery indicate disturbance of th...
http://www.anarchive.org/recurrence.htm



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Note added at 2003-07-25 00:36:40 (GMT)
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I think the question was: if they could not do a full removal the alternative would be just chimio. In time they found out that removing as much as pssible of the main tumor followed by other treatments had a positive result. that\'s how I understand it....

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Note added at 2003-07-25 06:45:20 (GMT)
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Let me make my idea more clear
this is talking about the evolution of cancer treatment techniques, so: 15 years ago they thought that if it was not possible to completly remove the tumour through surgery it was not worth the attempt and chimmio would be the only alternative. Now (15 years later) they have come to realise that a partial removal followed by other types of treatment can produce positive results, and that this combination in fact yields better results than just the chimmio. ... Can\'t put it better than that...
Peer comment(s):

agree Helen Genevier : or complete tumour removal, I absolutely agree with your interpretation of the text in your note
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thanks Helen
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Monica! And sorry it took me so long to grade... I was waiting for a confirmation that just came today! Le geste is surgery... and total, well, is total or full or complete! Merci beaucoup!"
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comprehensive cancer treatment strategy

Partners for Health- Treatment
FOUR PHASE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER TREATMENT STRATEGY. Oncologist-hematologist, Dr. Dwight McKee, has been developing and using a four ...
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Note added at 2003-07-24 20:49:20 (GMT)
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I think they are suggesting the possibility in this paragraph that cancer treatment can be effective without being extremely complex and involved. Rather than multiple treatment approaches being necessary, one or two may be sufficient to achieve a cure.
Peer comment(s):

agree Pat Jenner (X) : elegant and accurate. I agree with the asker's comment that it appears to contradict the following sentence, but it wouldn't be the first time that a source text is inconsistent.
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thanks!
agree Thierry LOTTE : I like this one... (If I may say so...)
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thanks!
agree sktrans
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thanks!
agree Mario Marcolin
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thanks!
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drastic anti carcinological surgery or radical...

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Peer comment(s):

agree Shog Imas : radical surgery: Removal of the primary site of disease and all the regional lymphnodes
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