Hi, My husband had cancer of the tonsil, had surgery, rad and chemo. His Dr says he is currently cancer free. People ask us all the time, does he have cancer? is he in remission? His dr doesn't use the word remission with oral cancer, he said that pertains usually to cancers of the blood etc. My friend is a breast cancer survivor and she calls herself cancer free. The Dr. said when he cut the cancer out he was considered cancer free. Remission tends to make people think, cancer free until it returns. He said Dan's may never return. (hopeful thinking)
Sure he has a higher chance of it recurring, but he should not be saying " I have cancer" It would be I had cancer and beat it.
Anyone else get questions like this?
Thanks