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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
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.
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From what I was told (note: I am a former cancer patient), remission occurs 5 years after there has been no sign of recurrence. But, this is a different form of cancer so I can't say for sure what the definition would be.