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| Renée B
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More Less | | PRO-level points: 73, Questions answered: 76, Questions asked: 25 | Sample translations submitted: 1 English to French: Understanding cancer
General field: Medical
Detailed field: Medical (general) | Source text - English
WHAT IS CANCER?
Cancer is not a single illness: there are very many different types. Some cancers may stay almost unchanged for several years and have no impact on life expectancy. At the other end of the spectrum there are rare cancers which may prove fatal quite shortly after they have been discovered. In the same way that the term ‘infection’ embraces illnesses as far apart as the common cold, a boil, malaria and tuberculosis, the spectrum of malignant disease is almost equally varied, in both behaviour and seriousness, although, of course, cancer is not contagious.
LOSS OF CONTROL
A lump of human tissue the size of a sugar cube contains roughly a thousand million cells. These are the minute building blocks from which our bodies are made, visible only down the microscope. It is quite amazing that the millions of cells in a human body normally function in perfect harmony, every cell knowing its place and doing the job that it was designed to do. Most cells have a finite lifespan: millions of new ones are produced every day to replace those lost through old age or wear and tear.
New cells are produced when existing cells divide into two, a process known as “mitosis”. Except in children, who are growing, there is normally a perfect balance between the numbers of the cells that are dying and those that are dividing. Normally exactly the right amounts of new cells are produced to replace those that are being lost. The control mechanisms involved are exceedingly complex. Loss of control can lead to an excess of cells, resulting in a tumour.
However, it is important to realise that only a small minority of tumours are cancerous.
| Translation - French
Qu’est-ce que le cancer?
Le cancer n'est pas une maladie unique; il en existe de nombreux types, très différents. Certains cancers peuvent demeurer relativement stables pendant plusieurs années et n’avoir aucune incidence sur l’espérance de vie. À l’autre extrémité du spectre, de rares cancers peuvent être fatals très rapidement une fois diagnostiqués. Tout comme le terme « infection » englobe des maladies aussi éloignées entre elles que le rhume, un furoncle, la malaria et la tuberculose, le spectre des affections malignes est presque aussi diversifié sur le plan du comportement et de gravité, bien qu’il ne soit pas contagieux.
La perte de contrôle
Une bosse de tissu humain de la grosseur d’un cube de sucre contient environ un milliard de cellules, qui sont les minuscules éléments constitutifs de notre organisme et que l’on peut voir uniquement au microscope. Il est assez étonnant que les milliards de cellules du corps humain fonctionnent normalement en parfaite harmonie, chaque cellule connaissant son emplacement et exécutant le travail pour lequel elle a été conçue. La plupart des cellules ont une durée de vie limitée. Chaque jour, l’organisme produit des millions de nouvelles cellules pour remplacer celles qui sont perdues en raison de leur âge ou de l’usure.
Les nouvelles cellules proviennent de la division des cellules en deux par un processus appelé la « mitose ». Sauf chez les enfants en croissance, le nombre de cellules qui meurent est en parfait équilibre avec le nombre de celles qui se divisent. Normalement, la quantité exacte de nouvelles cellules est produite pour remplacer les cellules perdues. Les mécanismes de contrôle qui interviennent sont très complexes. La perte de contrôle peut entraîner un surplus de cellules, et donc une tumeur.
Toutefois, il importe de savoir que seule une petite minorité de tumeurs sont cancéreuses.
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More Less | | Years of translation experience: 11. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2007. Became a member: Jun 2009. | | N/A | English to French (Université de Montréal)
English to French (McGill University)
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