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TIEMPO DUPLICACION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- doubling time
1, record 1, English, doubling%20time
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The time it takes a specific focus of the disease to double in size. 1, record 1, English, - doubling%20time
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- temps de doublement
1, record 1, French, temps%20de%20doublement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cancer [...] La taille de la tumeur primitive est un facteur important dans la survenue de métastases. Les études de cinétiques cellulaires estiment qu'il faut en moyenne 10 ans (1,5 à 20 ans) entre la survenue des premières cellules cancéreuses et la découverte clinique de la tumeur mesurée entre 0,5 et 1,5 cm. Le temps de doublement établi à partir de malades refusant le traitement est d'environ 3 mois (extrêmes = 1 semaine à 1 an). 1, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20doublement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tiempo de duplicación
1, record 1, Spanish, tiempo%20de%20duplicaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tiempo que las células tumorales o cancerosas tardan en reproducirse y duplicar el tamaño del tumor o del cáncer. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tiempo%20de%20duplicaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tiempo de duplicación : el tiempo que le toma a una célula dividirse y duplicarse. Las células cancerosas presentan un tiempo de duplicación que puede variar entre 8 a 600 días, con un promedio de 100 a 120 días. Por lo tanto, un cáncer puede estar presente durante muchos años antes de que se pueda percibir. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tiempo%20de%20duplicaci%C3%B3n
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