Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
limitation des soins
English translation:
limitation of treatment
French term
Canada
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English
limitation des soins
This is an elderly patient with multiple myeloma.
The French sentence is "discussion collégiale pour statuer sur limitation des soins"
I understand what it means but I can't seem to find the perfect phrasing for a US reader.
Thanks
Joanna
| 4 +3 | limitation of treatment |
Alison Wedley
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| 4 +1 | limitation of care |
Shabelula
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Proposed translations
limitation of treatment
| Thanks Alison, That is exactly what I was looking for as the patient is in end-of-life. |
limitation of care
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-04-24 13:17:38 GMT)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25818706
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-04-24 13:17:59 GMT)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25332031
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writeaway
: care and treatment aren't the same thing in English. Soins clearly refers to treatment. The treatment may be limited or restricted but that doesn't mean that the care will be stopped. They are definitely NOT the same thing in English
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actually doesn't matter to me, too, however soin is care (mother's are soins, not treatment).
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philgoddard
: Care or treatment, doesn't matter.
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this is also my non-native perception, tks.
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