NED

Sandi1
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What does NED mean? I see alot of this on here and everyone is happy, is it a good thing?
Thank you
Sandi
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Sandy -
NED stands for "No
Sandy -
NED stands for "No Evidence of Disease". That's pretty much the best we can do. If scans find no disease, then as far as the best medical diagnostics go, we are "cancer free" - or NED.
Hope this helps and wishing you NED in the future.
Betsy0
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