The Concept of “Cure”: Clinical Meaning, Therapeutic Goals, and Evidence-Based Treatment Outcomes
“Cure” is a clinical term used to describe the complete and durable resolution of a disease such that normal health and function are restored, with no evidence of the underlying condition returning. In practice, however, medicine distinguishes between cure, remission, control, and palliation because many illnesses exist on a spectrum from fully reversible to chronically… Read More »