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Originally Posted by Janie
Yeah, it definitely seems like the doctors didn't fully explain what being in remission meant. I'm not educated myself in the matter, but wouldn't a cancer patient still have to undergo a certain amount of radiation therapy even though the cancer is in remission, simply to keep it that way?
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As I understand it, remission is the scientific was of saying it's gone. Relapses are possible (although they may be new cases caused by the same genetic predisposition or environmental factor,) so they can't say it's cured, but that's how I've heard the term used.