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Are cancer patients ever cancer-free?

Understanding what it means to be in remission, with no evidence of disease, or cancer-free

Are cancer patients ever cancer-free?
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26/08/2025 09:00 ‧ 2 hours ago | StarsInsider

HEALTH

Illness

Every cancer patient in treatment dreams of hearing they are finally in remission with no evidence of disease. This powerful statement is often met with relief by patients and their caregivers. But what does it mean to be in remission or have no evidence of disease? Does this mean that patients can consider themselves fully recovered? Can cancer patients ever really be cancer-free?

These are some of the questions we explore in this gallery. Click on to read more.

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