Isn't this why they say they're in remission? Is it possible to prove one is 100% free of cancer after treatment?

My dad was a pediatrician. And I can tell you with 100% certainty that, one never knows. You'd have to sift through every cell in your body and catch the mutated ones in the act. And even then, new ones might have formed during the scanning process.

Most of cancer cells die out before they form a tumor, though. Also, the apoptisis mechanism in every cell is highly reliable, though not perfect. Nature had to make organisms resistant to mutations mainly due to the fact that every living thing is constantly exposed to some source of radiation.

The interesting thing, though, is that nature also "allows" some mutations to form and stay, or otherwise there would be no improvement from one generation to the next, and evolution would grind to a stop.

 

Is anyone ever "cured" of cancer? (I'm asking out of curiosity -- I don't know the answer.)

Isn't this why they say they're in remission? Is it possible to prove one is 100% free of cancer after treatment?

I don't know for sure, but I think that some cancers can be considered "cured" at some point while others, at least at present, can only be suppressed into remission. My understanding is the distinction comes down to the likelihood of recurrence. If you have Cancer A and receive some treatment and now your risk of getting Cancer A in the future is no different than that of the general population (or some more suitable comparison demographic), I think you are considered "cured".

 

10 years after having my cancerous left kidney removed there has been no metastasizing and I am now considered "Cancer Free". Also with my prostate cancer after having it robotically Gama ray nuked via CyberKnife treatment. Still get yearly PSA test with less than 1 score and regular abdominal MRIs of my kidney bed and liver looking to see if cancer has reappeared. Luckily the cancerous cyst in my kidney was encapsulated and caught early as was the prostate cancer when PSA tests started coming in above 5. Last before treatment was 7. Also get regularly borescoped fore and aft checking for problems and harvesting benign colon polyps which were completely absent last couple of times and any tissue samples taken of esophagus and stomach were also benign. Also get regular once overs by the Dermatologist for skin cancer as both wife and one daughter had melanoma skin cancers which were surgically removed. As the old adage goes "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure!" Now if I can only get over this post-concussive syndrome...

 

Position of Defibrillator Pads Makes a Huge Difference to Restarting Hearts

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... putting one pad on the chest and one on the back of the person who has suffered a cardiac arrest makes return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) 2.64 times more likely than if the pads were placed on the front and side.

 

I am just waiting to see if I qualify for a couple of TAVR valve replacements.
Much less invasive as the open heart method.
https://www.heart.org/en/health-top...ur-heart-valve-treatment-options/what-is-tavr

 

Defibrillators do not "restart" hearts...they restart normal beating.

 

Understanding this is the holy grail, IMHO.

Explore on your own.

 

The Sad Case of The Youngest Person Ever Diagnosed With Alzheimer's

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The male teenager began experiencing memory decline around age 17, and the cognitive losses only worsened over the years.
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Ultimately, the cognitive decline became so bad, the young man was unable to finish high school, although he could still live independently.

A year after being referred to the memory clinic, he showed losses in immediate recall, short-delay recall after three minutes, and long-delay recall after 30 minutes.

The patient's full-scale memory score was 82 percent lower than that of peers his own age, while his immediate memory score was 87 percent lower.

 

Your Standing Desk Might Actually Be as Bad as Sitting All Day

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The researchers found no association between time spent standing and the risk of cardiovascular disease, suggesting standing desks and similar work postures might not be enough to stave off the health problems associated with sitting around.

 

Your Standing Desk Might Actually Be as Bad as Sitting All Day​

This is why one shouldn't get out of bed in the morning.

 

This is why one shouldn't get out of bed in the morning.

Working from bed ... Bed-Office! ... there's an idea

 

Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery


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After 50 years, this strange molecular absence finally led to researchers from the UK and Israel describing a new blood group system in humans. In September, the team published their paper on the discovery.

 

Herpes Virus Linked to Alzheimer's Pathology


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Further studies on miniature models of human brains in a Petri dish suggested that HSV-1 infection could modulate levels of brain tau protein and regulate its function, a protective mechanism that seemed to decrease post-infection death of human neurons.

 

Oyster blood kills lung infection bacteria, enhances antibiotics up to 32x – new discovery

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This latest paper builds on a previous study where the research team identified a protein fraction in the hemolymph (blood) of the Sydney Rock Oyster that inhibits Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes respiratory infections like pneumonia and tonsilitis.

 

Florida patient’s hands filled with cholesterol after he ate 6-9 pounds of cheese, butter for months

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“The patient adopted a carnivore diet approximately 8 months before presentation,” an abstract from the article said. “His dietary habits included a high intake of fats, consisting of 6 to 9 lb of cheese, sticks of butter, and additional fat incorporated into his daily hamburgers.”

 

Florida patient’s hands filled with cholesterol after he ate 6-9 pounds of cheese, butter for months
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I had no idea carnivores ate buttered cheeseburgers in the wild.

 

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Scientists decode diet from stool DNA -- no questions asked​

MEDI leverages stool metagenomics, which refers to sequencing all the DNA present in fecal samples (including microbial, human, and food-derived DNA). This non-invasive, data-driven approach offers an objective alternative to traditional food diaries and questionnaires, which are still the gold standard in dietary assessment but can suffer from misreporting and compliance issues.

 

Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading


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But the study showed that another part of our blood - the platelets that normally stop bleeding - were suppressing the T-cells and making it harder for them to take out the cancer.

Aspirin disrupts the platelets and removes their influence over the T-cells so they can hunt out the cancer.

 

Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/12/health/australia-artificial-heart-100-days-intl-hnk/index.html

https://bivacor.com/