r/cancer • u/AffectionateMany7653 • Jul 27 '25

Patient Tumour randomly shrinking?

[removed] — view removed post

10 Upvotes

78% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

7

u/greenthefuture Jul 27 '25

Spontaneous regression is rare but definitely a documented occurrence. Have you had an infection recently or changed anything?

7

u/attorneyworkproduct Patient (metastatic myxofibrosarcoma) Jul 28 '25

I certainly hope it’s spontaneous regression, but it could be that something else has changed that is causing the tumor to be less noticeable. For example, the last time I had a biopsy I had so much bruising and swelling at the biopsy site. Something like that could make it more difficult to palpate the tumor. Also, my primary tumor was more prominent on some days and in some positions than others. (I also have sarcoma.)

4

u/space_waterfall 27F 🇧🇷 | ASPS sarcoma 🫁🧠 Jul 28 '25

omg i had an alveolar sarcoma in my thigh 10 years ago, share your secrets pls hahaha

2

u/Mateox1324 Jul 28 '25

It's rare but definitely not impossible