What does remission mean? Am I cured?

Remission means we can no longer find the cancer with the tests we have. It is very good news. It is not the same word as cured.

Our tests cannot see a very small number of cells. That is why follow-up carries on afterward, and why we do not use the word cured lightly.

Written by two physicians. Checked against patient information from the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK.