Remission: The Goal of Cancer Therapy
The most common term used to describe the effectiveness of cancer therapy is remission. A remission is defined as the complete or partial disappearance of the cancer and is based on a clinical evaluation.
The term complete remission means the disappearance of all evidence of cancer following treatment, based on clinical evaluation. Oncologists use the term partial remission to describe a notable decrease in the number of cancer cells, but not their complete disappearance, in response to cancer therapy.
A cancer cannot be cured without a remission; however, a remission does not always ensure that a cancer is cured.
The best ways to evaluate the benefits of treatment are to examine the duration of remission, survival, and disease-free survival or cure.
It often takes many years to determine whether a new treatment is better than a previous treatment.
Chemotherapy side effects can interfere with your cancer therapy. To get the most from your treatment, learn how best to manage chemotherapy
side effects.
UNDERSTANDING CANCER
TREATING CANCER WITH CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEMOTHERAPY SIDE EFFECTS
TREATING CANCER IN OTHER WAYS
TRACKING YOUR TEST RESULTS
UNDERSTANDING INSURANCE AND TAX ISSUES: INSURANCE TIPS
WEB RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS
TOOLS FOR ORGANIZING YOUR CANCER INFORMATION
FOR CAREGIVERS
GLOSSARY OF CANCER TERMS
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FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
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