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- • Stabilization The tumor may neither shrink nor grow. This can be looked on as a favorable result of therapy,
- but doctors tend to be nervous when this happens. They worry that the effect may be brief and the tumor will
- start growing again. The period of stabilization can sometimes last months or years.
- • Progression The tumor may keep growing despite therapy. The doctor's task is to discover this as soon as
- possible after the therapy has had a fair trial. Then a different treatment program can be worked out.