in remission
idiom
of an illness
: in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe
Her cancer is in remission.
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The first year in remission is the most likely time for a relapse to occur, but the chances grow smaller and smaller as the years go on.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
In January 2025, after going through chemotherapy, Middleton announced that her cancer was in remission.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2025
The researchers analyzed two large databases with more than 536,000 people total and found that the data indicated that respiratory infections in cancer patients in remission are linked to metastatic breast cancer.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Last month, in a press conference filled with product promotion, Sanders announced that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and was in remission.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
In January 2025, after going through chemotherapy, Middleton announced that her cancer was in remission.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2025
The researchers analyzed two large databases with more than 536,000 people total and found that the data indicated that respiratory infections in cancer patients in remission are linked to metastatic breast cancer.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Last month, in a press conference filled with product promotion, Sanders announced that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and was in remission.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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