Cancer Treatment

Afraid that cancer will return, doctors treat "cure" like a four-letter word

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 5th, 2004

There wasn't any doubt 6 years ago that Doug Jensen had cancer.

The Oregon engineer's blood was clogged with the immature cells that are sure signs of leukemia. Treatment with a new wonder drug, Gleevec, made them disappear.

Since then, doctors repeatedly have searched his blood, even individual molecules, for bits of DNA and other substances that would reveal he still had the disease. None have been found.

Is he cured'

"They don't use that word," said Jensen, who would dearly love to hear it.

Ironically, at a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem...

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