Medical Consequences of the Law of Pathological Stability: Why Control Is Mistaken for Cure

Modern medicine frequently reports therapeutic success without achieving cure. Remission, disease control, and progression-free survival are routinely interpreted as indicators of resolution, despite high relapse rates. This paper examines the clinical consequences of the Law of Pathological Stability and demonstrates that many contemporary medical practices systematically misclassify control as cure. We show that relapse, resistance, and disease progression are not anomalous outcomes but predictable consequences of stable pathological dynamics. This work redefines the criteria by which therapeutic success, failure, and cure must be judged.