What does NED mean????

cahjah75

I don't mean to sound stupid, but what does NED mean????
Char

roseann4

No Evidence of Disease
None of our docs will say "you are cured" so when the tests are negative they say "No evidence of disease".

Roseann

cahjah75

roseann4 said:

No Evidence of Disease
None of our docs will say "you are cured" so when the tests are negative they say "No evidence of disease".

Roseann

THANKS!
I'll have to remember that one. I do know that drs don't say you're cured so Thanks for answering what NED means :-)
Char

TraciInLA

cahjah75 said:

THANKS!
I'll have to remember that one. I do know that drs don't say you're cured so Thanks for answering what NED means :-)
Char

If only they would all get together and use the same terms...
In case you hear other terms, Char -- NED is very common, but some of our doctors just have to be different:

My radiologist uses No Evidence of Recurrent Tumor (NERT), and I've also seen other women here mention NSF, which I think is No Significant Findings, and No Evidence of Residual Disease (NERD).

But -- by any name -- it's ALL good!

Traci

reeseslover1234

NED?
If you hadn't asked, I was going to! Thanks!!!

carkris

reeseslover1234 said:

NED?
If you hadn't asked, I was going to! Thanks!!!

and remember to have Ned is
and remember to have Ned is termed "dancing with Ned" and we all like a turn to we have to share. he gets around.

lynn1950

TraciInLA said:

If only they would all get together and use the same terms...
In case you hear other terms, Char -- NED is very common, but some of our doctors just have to be different:

My radiologist uses No Evidence of Recurrent Tumor (NERT), and I've also seen other women here mention NSF, which I think is No Significant Findings, and No Evidence of Residual Disease (NERD).

But -- by any name -- it's ALL good!

Traci

Ooh! I love NERD. I'm
Ooh! I love NERD. I'm telling my docs. Thanks, Traci. xoxoxoxo Lynn

aysemari

Simple
it means pure BLISS!!!

Ayse