Cancer Diagnosis Reversed Between Two Scans

In October of last year my biopsy came back positive for early-stage breast cancer. My oncologist scheduled a follow-up imaging scan before discussing treatment options. In the two weeks between the biopsy result and the scan, my church and family prayed consistently and specifically. I will not pretend I was fearless — I was frightened and honest about it. The follow-up scan showed no detectable malignancy. My oncologist ordered a third scan and a second biopsy. Both came back clear. She told me she wanted to be transparent that she had no medical explanation for the discrepancy between the first and subsequent results. She said she had seen spontaneous remission before but not at this speed and not with this clarity of first result. I have been monitored every six months since. Nothing has returned. I do not know the mechanism. I know what I was told and I know what the scans showed.