Disease-free progression is often used as a measure of how effective a treatment is. It assumes that to be effective a treatment must prevent the disease or condition from worsening. For example, in the treatment of cancer, disease-free progression refers to cessation of tumour growth; that is, the treatment is able to stop the cancerous tumour getting bigger. Disease-free progression is measured in time periods, for example weeks or months.
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