Is it possible to be cured?

[tricia keegan]

I am a very positive person but don't like to use the word cured and nor does my Onc use it, we 're both aware its early days for people like me diagnosed early stage and had herceptin and only time will tell how long we remain disease free but of course I'd love to think its forever

[cheery]

I think the word "cure" means very different things for early stage and Stage IV. I've read that in Stage IV, a person will be considered cured if she/he dies of something else other than BC.

I'm Stage IV from the get-go in 2008 and have been NED for 3 years. 3 oncologists think I've been "cured" but I'd rather think I'm in remission until we get more definite confirmation that I've been cleared of BC for good.