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Do some cancers go into remission without treatment?
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Rarely: It really depends somewhat on the type of cancer. Generally, spontaneous remission is very rare, but not impossible.
Answered 5/29/2013
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Yes if it happens is: Very very rare , can not count on this unusual phenomena and ignore the best available treatments , with great predicted out comes.
Answered 11/2/2013
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