Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica
English translation:
Spanish Society of Medical Oncology
Spanish term
Spain
Manuel Alejandro Arciniegas Rivera
Reliable translation and interpreting
Native in: English 
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Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 5 more.
Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica
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José Patrício
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Jeffrey Jankowski
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Dec 10, 2015 17:37: José Patrício Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Joseph Tein, philgoddard
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Proposed translations
Spanish Society of Medical Oncology
Spanish Medical Oncology Society / Spanish Oncology Society
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Note added at 14 hrs (2015-12-06 14:10:38 GMT)
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In my opinion, as stated above, "Spanish Oncology Society would be the better choice, since the field of oncology is inherently medical in nature; "medical oncology" sounds repetitive and superfluous and therefore not fitting of this type of professional organization.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: IMO, too many premodifying nouns slow down the reader and make the name more difficult to understand.
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While a valid point, one must also take into account that such organizational names are common in English (see my note above).
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philgoddard
: "Medical" is not superfluous. There's also surgical and radiation oncology
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You have spoken the truth.
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