curative

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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

Parran spoke at the conference about the need to think beyond “the separateness of preventative and curative efforts to reduce death and disease” because all health efforts “are parts of the same entity.”

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

So when my oncologist used the words "curative intent" in a meeting to discuss treatment, I felt a huge weight lift off my chest.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

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