Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cancer évolutif
English translation:
progressive cancer
Added to glossary by
Alice Saunders (X)
Nov 13, 2006 12:35
17 yrs ago
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French term
cancer évolutif
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
oncology
I am not sure about the exact definition of "cancer évolutif". Does it really mean "malignant" or just "fast-growing"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | progressive cancer |
Alice Saunders (X)
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| 5 | growing tumor / cancer stage X (in evolution / progressive) |
Drmanu49
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| 3 +1 | evolutionary, progressive cancer |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 2 +1 | evolving cancer |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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15 mins
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progressive cancer
progressive cancer: cancer that is growing, spreading, or getting worse
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, this fits my text very well."
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3 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Specializes in field
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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evolving cancer
is my guess, but would need to know your specific context, do you have a sentence?
Note from asker:
| Thank you but I think "progressive" seems more appropriate. |
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12 mins
Dolores Vázquez
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
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15
evolutionary, progressive cancer
An option.
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Note from asker:
| I have chosen Alice's answer although you did put "progressive" as a second choice because Alice was more sure about the correctness of her answer. Many thanks anyway. |
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growing tumor / cancer stage X (in evolution / progressive)
More recently, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has introduced the TNM staging system, which places patients into one of four stages (Stage ...
http://www.oncologychannel.com/coloncancer/staging.shtml
At each stage, cancer cells face selective pressures that drive their evolution. Cells near the center of a growing tumor, for example, face shortages of ...
www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cancer/cancer_evolution.html - 21k
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-13 13:37:01 GMT)
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growing tumor and malignancy
If the balance of cell division and death is disturbed, a malignant tumor may form. Malignant tumors are classified as either benign (slow-growing and often ...
www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer/malignant-tumor.html - 53k
http://www.oncologychannel.com/coloncancer/staging.shtml
At each stage, cancer cells face selective pressures that drive their evolution. Cells near the center of a growing tumor, for example, face shortages of ...
www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cancer/cancer_evolution.html - 21k
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-13 13:37:01 GMT)
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growing tumor and malignancy
If the balance of cell division and death is disturbed, a malignant tumor may form. Malignant tumors are classified as either benign (slow-growing and often ...
www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer/malignant-tumor.html - 53k
Note from asker:
| Thanks Manu, this is a useful reference but not for the text I'm on at the moment, which remains vague in terms of actual stage. This is why I have picked "progressive". |
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