curative
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She went into remission after chemotherapy and later had a stem cell transplant, but was told in May the cancer had returned and that treatment options in the UK were unlikely to be curative.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
In aplastic anemia, where the marrow stops making enough blood cells, and in inherited blood disorders such as sickle-cell disease, stem-cell transplantation has emerged as a curative therapy as the procedure has become safer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
“Shrinking” executive producers and co-creators Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein also work together on that surprise curative, which dragged most of us through the pandemic and beyond.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
This particular case is one that led to his revelation about using the placenta to create his curative lens, but it was also a case/client that tested his resolve.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2024
The curative program is never really underway until this happens.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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