go into remission

idiom

of an illness
: to be in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe
Her cancer has gone into remission.

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But although more than 80% of people with acute leukemia go into remission, half relapse within a year. — Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024 Those that do not go into remission or those that cannot take medication can be treated with radioactive iodine ablation or surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland, called a thyroidectomy, says Ogilvie. — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2024

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