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Most cases are curable with proper treatment.
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, only a small amount of bile duct cancers are curable because they’re typically not diagnosed until the disease has already spread.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 May 2025
Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and may be treatable, but not curable, several doctors say.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025
The move comes as Kennedy has faced criticism during this year's record measles outbreaks for remarks misleading people into thinking that measles infections are easily curable and inflating myths about measles vaccines.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 1 May 2025
This federal support has driven advances leading to higher survival rates and the transformation of some cancers into a manageable chronic or curable condition.
—Jeffrey MacKeigan, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 May 2025
Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and may be treatable, but not curable, several doctors say.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025
The move comes as Kennedy has faced criticism during this year's record measles outbreaks for remarks misleading people into thinking that measles infections are easily curable and inflating myths about measles vaccines.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 1 May 2025
This federal support has driven advances leading to higher survival rates and the transformation of some cancers into a manageable chronic or curable condition.
—Jeffrey MacKeigan, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curable. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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