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Spontaneous remission, also called '''spontaneous healing''', is an unexpected improvement or cure from a disease that usually progresses. These terms are commonly used for unexpected transient or final improvements in cancer. Spontaneous remissions concern cancers of the haematopoietic system (blood cancer, e.g. leukemia), while spontaneous regressions concern palpable tumors; however, both terms are often used interchangeably.
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Spontaneous remission, also called '''spontaneous healing''', is an unexpected improvement or cure from a disease that usually progresses. These terms are commonly used for unexpected transient or final improvements in cancer.  
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Spontaneous remissions concern cancers of the [[haematopoietic system]] (blood cancer, i.e. [[leukemia]]), while '''spontaneous regressions''' concern [[palpable tumor]]s; however, both terms are often used interchangeably.

Latest revision as of 11:29, 28 September 2017

Spontaneous remission, also called spontaneous healing, is an unexpected improvement or cure from a disease that usually progresses. These terms are commonly used for unexpected transient or final improvements in cancer.

Spontaneous remissions concern cancers of the haematopoietic system (blood cancer, i.e. leukemia), while spontaneous regressions concern palpable tumors; however, both terms are often used interchangeably.

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