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But Allison Frey, whose aggressive form of thyroid cancer spread to her liver in inoperable patches, says that approach has made her cancer an illness she can manage much like a diabetic manages insulin.

New Hope For Cancer Therapy AP 2010

When something is called inoperable, basically that means that performing an operation will actually cause more harm than good.

CNN Transcript May 20, 2008 2008

Some of the discussion will revolve around the definition of "inoperable" used in PARTNER B and the use of "standard" therapy in these patients.

Forbes.com: News Larry Husten 2011

'Her tumour had been called inoperable and surgery was thought to be impossible,' Dr Herbert Pardes, the president of New York Presbyterian Hospital told a news conference.

unknown title 2009

Yet two mind-numbing revelations make that word inoperable: 1. the scientists at East Anglia University have admitted they threw away most of the raw temperature data on which their conclusions about global warming are based; 2. the BBC has admitted they were aware of this story over a month ago and refused to report it.

Political Mavens 2009

He then proclaimed the Vision and Values statement "inoperable" since the group failed to comply with OSHA guidelines during the infiltration.

Steven Clifford: Corporate America To Fight Taliban 2010

He then proclaimed the Vision and Values statement "inoperable" since the group failed to comply with OSHA guidelines during the infiltration.

Steven Clifford: Corporate America To Fight Taliban 2010

KING: When someone says something you to like "inoperable" or "terminal" or those kinds of words, how do you deal with that?

CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2007 2007

KING: When someone says something you to like "inoperable" or "terminal" or those kinds of words, how do you deal with that?

CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2007 2007

I walked by that seat on the way back and all I saw was a sign that said 'inoperable' and nothing wrong with the actual seat.

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