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Spanish to English: El edema de brazo: un efecto secundario poco conocido del cáncer de mama General field: Medical
Source text - Spanish El edema del miembro superior postmastectomía ha sido descrito como “la más desagradable y frecuente de las complicaciones no letales y la única con pérdida funcional para el miembro superior afectado”.
Se produce por las inevitables lesiones que sufren los colectores linfáticos y/o por la extirpación quirúrgica de ganglios axilares. Por lo general, este tipo de edema produce sensación de tensión, peso, disminución de la fuerza muscular, bloqueo de movimientos articulares y en ocasiones dolor en todo el miembro superior y en la espalda.
El cáncer de mama y sus efectos secundarios después de la cirugía afecta de manera física, emocional, conductual, espiritual, social y familiar a las mujeres desde la fase de diagnóstico hasta la etapa de tratamiento y rehabilitación.
El cáncer de mama es la neoplasia más frecuente en la mujer a nivel mundial convirtiéndose en un problema de salud pública; la mortalidad por cáncer mamario en México, ha mantenido una tendencia ascendente, siendo el cáncer de mama la primera causa de muerte por neoplasias malignas en México, afectando principalmente a las mujeres mayores de 25 años de edad. [3]
La incidencia general de edema de brazo es del 26 % después del tratamiento del cáncer de mama.
Translation - English Post-mastectomy lymphoedema of the arm has been described as “the most unpleasant and most common non-lethal complication and the only one resulting in functional loss in the affected arm”.
This is caused by the inevitable damage to the lymphatics due to removal of the axillary lymph nodes. This type of oedema can cause sensations of tightness and heaviness, loss of muscle strength, blockage of joint movement and sometimes pain throughout the arm and back.
Breast cancer and its side-effects following surgery affect a woman not only physically, but also emotionally, behaviourally, spiritually and socially, as well as having an impact on her family, from the initial diagnosis through to the treatment and rehabilitation stage.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide, making it a public health issue; the mortality rate from breast cancer in Mexico has maintained an upward trend, with breast cancer being the primary cause of death in Mexico from malignant tumours and affecting mainly women over the age of 25.
Arm lymphoedema occurs in around 26% of cases, following treatment for breast cancer.
Spanish to English: Tratamiento de pacientes con diagnostico de retinoblastoma. General field: Medical
Source text - Spanish El retinoblastoma es un tipo de tumor raro, que representa únicamente un 3% de los cánceres pediátricos. Sin embargo, es el tumor intraocular más frecuente en esta población.
La variación en la incidencia a nivel mundial, se atribuye a la susceptibilidad genética y a la exposición ambiental de cada paciente. Cerca de 3.000 niños mueren por retinoblastoma cada año en el mundo, con la mayor incidencia en Asia y África.
Existen dos formas diferentes de tumor según su afectación genética, se asocia a diferentes presentaciones clínicas principalmente en la lateralidad y el mecanismo de desarrollo del tumor, sin embargo, tienen una histología similar.
Generalmente los pacientes se diagnostican en edad preescolar, siendo un 70% de los casos unilaterales no hereditarios. El retinoblastoma es potencialmente curable, en las últimas décadas su pronóstico ha mejorado considerablemente.
La aparición de segundas neoplasias malignas está asociada principalmente a los pacientes con retinoblastoma de tipo germinal o hereditario.
El aplicar tratamientos con radioterapia aumenta aún más la posibilidad de que se presenten, por lo cual, existe una tendencia a irradiar menos y a utilizar más el tratamiento con quimioterapia.
La radioterapia externa ha sido considerada como uno de los pilares en el tratamiento del retinoblastoma, de forma conservadora en los pacientes con enfermedad temprana con un nivel de visión bueno y, en la adyuvancia en los casos de diagnóstico avanzado.
Translation - English Retinoblastoma is a rare type of tumour which accounts for only 3% of cancers in children. It is, however, the most common intraocular cancer in this group.
The variation in the number of cases worldwide can be attributed to genetic predisposition, as well as to environmental factors. Around 3,000 children in the world die from retinoblastoma each year, with the highest incidence being in Asia and Africa.
There are two distinct types of tumour, depending on the level of genetic involvement, each having different clinical presentations, relating principally to laterality and disease development, although the histology is similar in both.
Patients are usually diagnosed at pre-school age, with 70% of unilateral cases being non-hereditary. Retinoblastoma is potentially curable and prognosis has improved significantly in recent decades.
Where metastatic tumours occur, they are mainly associated with germinal or hereditary cases of the disease. Radiotherapy increases the possibility of secondary tumours, therefore it tends to be avoided in favour of chemotherapy.
External-beam radiotherapy is considered fundamental in the treatment of retinoblastoma: it is used conservatively in the early stages of the disease, where there is still a good level of vision, and more aggressively in advanced cases.
Spanish to English: El consumo de sustancias y la violencia doméstica. General field: Social Sciences
Source text - Spanish Relación entre el consumo de sustancias y la violencia doméstica.
Recientemente la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) reveló que Chile es uno de los países con más trastornos del ánimo en la región. Más de un millón de chilenos padece ansiedad y 800 mil tienen depresión.
La prevalencia de síntomas depresivos casi se triplican en mujeres y en general los trastornos de salud mental tienden a afectar más a este sector de la población.
Dentro de los trastornos de salud mental, el consumo problemático de drogas ha adquirido mayor visibilidad en los últimos años en la población femenina.
Es un fenómeno complejo y multicausal, y tiende a estar entrelazado con otras problemáticas de índole psicosocial.
De las 55 mujeres tratadas el año 2015, en el Centro de Tratamiento Ambulatorio Novadia, un 82% tiene antecedentes de violencia intrafamiliar y/o abuso sexual.
El objetivo del presente artículo es evidenciar la estrecha relación existente entre los trastornos por usos de sustancias (TUS) y las violencias contra las mujeres (VCM), así como los modos en que ambos fenómenos se concatenan, desde una perspectiva de género.
El situarse desde un enfoque de género permite dar cuenta de los efectos de la socialización de género e implica identificar las problemáticas específicas que aquejan a las mujeres que acuden a nuestros centros y los efectos de haber sido socializadas como tales, incluyendo las consecuencias en su trayectoria de consumo (motivaciones, procesos de recaídas, patrones de consumo, etc.).
Translation - English The link between substance use and domestic violence.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently revealed that Chile is one of the countries with the highest incidence of mood disorders in the region. More than a million Chileans suffer from anxiety and 800,000 from depression.
The prevalence of depressive symptoms is almost triple in women and, in general, mental health disorders tend to occur more in this sector of the population.
Within the sphere of mental health disorders, substance misuse in the female population has become more evident in recent years.
This is a complex and multicausal phenomenon and tends to be interlinked with other problems of a psychosocial nature.
Of the 55 women treated in 2015 at the Novadia Outpatient Treatment Centre, some 82% had a history of domestic violence or sexual abuse.
The aim of this article is to highlight the close relationship between substance use disorders (SUD) and violence against women (VAW), as well as the ways in which both these phenomena are linked, from a gender point of view.
Using a gender-based approach, it is possible to see the effects of gender socialization and allows us to identify the specific problems affecting the women who attend our centres and the effects of having been socialized as such, including the impact on their paths of consumption (motivating factors, relapse processes, patterns of consumption, etc.).
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I am a native speaker of UK English with a BA Honours degree in Spanish and French from London University. I am an affiliate member of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI) and a Verified Translator with Clear Global (formerly Translators Without Borders). I translate from Spanish to English.
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My main interest is in human rights, having worked with Amnesty International for nine years, including three as a proofreader and copyeditor.
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