What is remission?

Remission refers to a shrinking of a cancer. Remissions can either be complete or partial depending on whether or not any evidence of cancer remains. Obviously, if no cancer can be found after treatment then the remission is complete.

If the cancer is smaller but hasn’t disappeared completely then the patient has experienced a partial remission.

A complete remission may represent a cure. But there is still a chance that the cancer will return depending on the type of cancer. In people who achieve only partial remissions, the cancer nearly always regrows.

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