When is a recurrence not a recurrence - My Ovacome

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When is a recurrence not a recurrence

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Just pondering on this. I was diagnosed in 2019, 6 lots of chemo, no surgery. disease stable for 6 months. Progression then 6 more chemos, surgery, NED at the moment.

If (when) it comes back, would that be counted as first recurrence, or second

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Ruebacelle

2nd

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PPSCENE

I would have thought 1st recurrence …. Stay healthy and fab news about being NED! may that continue indefinitely xxxxx

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Katmal-UK

sounds to me like it would be first recurrence as you were not previously NED?

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