Abstract
Focus Area: Mental Health The topic of the exceptional patient with cancer has been a puzzling mystery, and the phenomenon has not been formally investigated. The rare and spectacular occurrence of remarkable recovery, against all odds, that is totally inexplicable but real is something that most physicians have seen within their practice. From time to time, patients turn up with advanced cancer, beyond the possibility of cure, and without clear explanation they become free of disease or have survival that cannot be explained with the nature of their disease or treatment. Exceptional disease course and at times spontaneous regression of cancer is exceptional but a well-documented biological event. Further understanding of this phenomenon and of the possible mechanisms involved may have significant preventative and therapeutic implications. To date, the research that has examined these success stories is limited and there is no clear explanation for the phenomenon. Multiple speculations as to the mechanism...
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