TREATABLE Definition & Meaning

treatable

[ tree-tuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

able to be treated, especially medically:
Some diseases are treatable but not curable.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of treatable¹

treat + -able

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"Advanced breast cancer is highly treatable and we want kinder, better treatments."

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Dr Trudi Seneviratne, registrar at the RCP and a commissioner on the Bipolar Commission, says it is "completely treatable" with a combination of medication, talking therapies and lifestyle factors.

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For a treatable disease, this number could be slashed if the correct care was on offer, say experts.

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“It is still affecting millions of people today, but it is preventable, treatable, and also curable.”

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He stressed that the cancer was "so, so treatable" if caught early.

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