recurrence
Description
Cancer that has come back (recurred) after a period of time when there were no signs or symptoms of disease (remission).
Local recurrence is cancer that has come back in the same area of the body as the original (primary) tumour. Distant recurrence is cancer that has come back in an area of the body other than where the original (primary) tumour started.
Also called recurrent cancer.
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