Advances in medicine enable many people to beat cancer or, at the very least, slow it down. However, beating the disease once doesn’t necessarily mean the end of that journey for some cancer patients. Recurrence is a common part of experiencing cancer — some patients are disease-free then get a second diagnosis while others are in remission but then experience progression of the disease again. But there are many modern treatments that seek to reduce the risk of recurrence and to give patients better chances … (read more)