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[quote]What we've got here is a failure to communicate[/quote].IMO, that classic line from Cool Hand Luke sums this up. Perhaps those people do NOT hear you say you are Cancer free, because that's not their definition of cancer survivor. There is an interesting Wiki article on it that does not provide any answers but lots of viewpoints.
Cancer survivor- wiki While I am old enough to remember when you had to be 5 years free of cancer to be an "official" survivor, as the Wiki article points out, the current definition starts at diagnosis so some "cancer survivors" still have cancer. The best my doctors will say is NED (no evidence of disease)and not "cancer free" so I don't use that phrase myself. However, people don't realize just how sensitive this issue is, especially if they are implying that your cancer could come back as that is not something to joke about. Congratulations on your recovery
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