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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Middleton completed her chemotherapy treatments last fall and revealed that her cancer was in remission earlier this year.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Debra was in remission for 15 years after a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, breast surgery and radiation sessions, though her cancer eventually returned and metastasized.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
After a mastectomy and a hysterectomy, her breast cancer is in remission, but her cervical cancer has been tougher to snuff out.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
This marks her first Trooping the Colour since Kate announced her cancer is in remission on Tuesday.
Charlotte, who celebrated her birthday May 2, is the second child of Kate and 42-year-old Prince William, Charles' eldest son.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 15 June 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Debra was in remission for 15 years after a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, breast surgery and radiation sessions, though her cancer eventually returned and metastasized.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
After a mastectomy and a hysterectomy, her breast cancer is in remission, but her cervical cancer has been tougher to snuff out.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
This marks her first Trooping the Colour since Kate announced her cancer is in remission on Tuesday.
Charlotte, who celebrated her birthday May 2, is the second child of Kate and 42-year-old Prince William, Charles' eldest son.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 15 June 2025
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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