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remission

[ri-mish-uhn] / rɪˈmɪʃ ən /




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Clare had been in remission from vulval cancer for seven years, when a regular check-up revealed a cancer recurrence and she underwent surgery three years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In April, Blair said she remained in remission but continued to experience fatigue and other lasting symptoms.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Yet for now, the most harrowing issue the AI industry has reckoned with so far appears to be in remission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Most patients respond well to treatment, but 6-28 percent fall into the so-called "difficult-to-treat" group because they do not achieve lasting remission despite therapy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

She was a regular—in a long remission from appendiceal cancer, which I had not previously known existed.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

However, combining the nanoparticles with an immune checkpoint blockade therapy produced complete or nearly complete remissions and indefinite survival in four out of ten mice.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Through his remissions, they pursued fertility treatments and rounds of IVF, but miscarried each time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

She added: "As the cost-of-living crisis continues and families are struggling more, we are finding that more are needing to access these remissions, which means our costs are going up."

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024

Cromhout told Science that four children now have had ART-free remissions for longer than 6 months and one is out 29 months.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024

His skin continues hot and dry without any observable remissions, with liquid stools and much flatulency and sickness; his water when observed was of a straw colour.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin


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