How to surpass cell death?
Yes; It is possible to inhibit cell death.

There are several possibilities, of which many - as correctly recognized by you - involve changes in the activity of the cell death pathway (or related ones); 

For a long (but still incomplete) list of commercially available drugs that inhibit cell death, please see: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/cell-biology/cell-biology-products.html?TablePage=9559839 

P.S.: Note that selectively inhibiting a pathway (note: not only cell-death) in only one cell type (or tissue - as you hinted at) usually requires a lot of tests and experimentation and isn't trivial.