Recurrence

Recurrence
Term	Recurrence
Short definition	Recurrence - (pronounced) (ree-KER-ents) Cancer that has come back (recurred), usually after a period in which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer can return to the same site as the original (primary) tumor or to a different site in the body.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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Recurrence - (pronounced) (ree-KER-ents) Cancer that has come back (recurred), usually after a period in which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer can return to the same site as the original (primary) tumor or to a different site in the body. Also called recurrent cancer

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Recurrence
• Wikipedia's article - Recurrence

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