incurable
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The disease is inherited and currently incurable, with many children dying within a few years of diagnosis.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
The debate centers around the idea of what constitutes a cure for multiple myeloma, the to-date incurable but increasingly treatable form of blood cancer I have.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Smith, a guide dog trainer was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease, in 2019 and was medically retired from her job working with children with learning difficulties.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The story said her name was Helen L., “a young woman in her thirties when she was admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital with an incurable cancer of the cervix.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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