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curable

[kyoor-uh-buhl] / ˈkyʊər ə bəl /


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This is not the first research to suggest dementia might someday be curable.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Cancers that were considered death sentences not long ago—e.g., advanced melanoma, non-small-cell lung and blood cancers—are now curable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

More than half the cancers were detected at an early stage, where they are easier to treat and potentially curable.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

“One of the things we talk about is cancer within a team and how there are times when cancer can really affect a lot of things and it’s not curable and it spreads,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

I knew osteosarcoma was highly curable, but still.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green