curable

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When we got the diagnosis of Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a curable form of blood cancer, my first words in response were, “I am thrilled.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

A new scientific breakthrough in the field of Alzheimer’s research is raising hopes that the cruel, crippling and fatal brain disease may eventually become curable.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

The former teacher and father of three told the BBC that if men were offered regular screening from the age of 50, his disease might have been caught when it was still curable.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 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

"Free from curable sickness. "And working a job—" "Or working the fields close to home, so families can live together.”

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple