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curative

[kyoor-uh-tiv] / ˈkyʊər ə tɪv /


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While there are medical based treatments such as chemotherapy, steroids and hormone therapy available, none of them are "curative", he said.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

"This is significant for patients as it represents a curative, de-intensified option compared to traditional radiation therapy."

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

“That was a blatant and wholly inappropriate effort to call sympathy for their client,” he said, requesting a curative instruction, The New York Times reported.

From Salon • May 28, 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

Later, indeed, Holmes would establish his own curative spa on the second floor of his Englewood building and call it the Silver Ash Institute.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson