recurrence

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In 2020, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg waited more than four months to announce that she was undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

That sense of closure is invaluable for people who have spent years worrying about the possibility of a recurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

A study published last year in the journal Nature, for example, found that a personalized vaccine showed promise in forestalling recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of kidney cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Might they help detect recurrence earlier or improve patient stratification?

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

He also had a recurrence of malaria that gave him fevers lasting weeks.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis