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Most cases are curable with proper treatment.
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Diseases once considered fatal are increasingly manageable, and in some cases potentially curable, as science turns the body’s own biology into a powerful tool against disease.
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Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is among the most common childhood cancers and is considered highly curable, Kevin said the treatment process is a long one and Grayson still has another two to three years to go.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
These disagreements are not curable pathologies but permanent features of a free society.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Celebrating the power of community, doctors, scientists, patients, supporters and survivors are taking steps together to transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.
—Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is among the most common childhood cancers and is considered highly curable, Kevin said the treatment process is a long one and Grayson still has another two to three years to go.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
These disagreements are not curable pathologies but permanent features of a free society.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Celebrating the power of community, doctors, scientists, patients, supporters and survivors are taking steps together to transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.
—Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
curable
adjective
cur·able
ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 
: capable of being cured
Medical Definition
curable
adjective
cur·able
ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl
: capable of being cured
curability
noun
plural curabilities
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