Cancer Quotes
That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
Wanda Sykes
The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places?
Maggie Smith
Cancer is awful. It took 10 years until I didn't think about it every day. Nobody should go through this. Nobody.
Hans Rosling
We need to think of chronic disease, hypertension, cancer, like H1N1. In fact, there's an epidemic of chronic disease.
Patrick Soon-Shiong
I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer.
Taylor Wilson
I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Society does not seem prepared to accept the sacrifices required for an effective prevention of cancer.
Renato Dulbecco
Three women in my family, close relatives, have had breast cancer, and two have died from it, and still I never thought it could happen to me. I didn't even regularly check my breasts.
Jameela Jamil
Until I was diagnosed with mouth cancer, I'd never heard of it.
Jack Wild
Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.
Warren Beatty
When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
I never thought of having cancer as something that was unfair. I just braced myself and tried to get through it.
Sam Taylor-Wood
You're not supposed to say the word 'cancer' in a song.And tellin' folks Jesus is the answer can rub 'em wrong.It ain't hip to sing about tractors, trucks, little towns, and mama, yeah that might be true.But this is country music and we do.
Brad Paisley
Fantastic days are what you wish upon those who have so few sunrises left, those whose lungs are so lesion-spangled with new cancer that they should be embracing as much life as they can. Time's a-wasting, go out and have yourself a fantastic day! Fantastic days are for goners.
David Rakoff
Let me get a sip of water here...you figure this stuff is safe to drink? audience yells 'No' Actually, I don't care, I drink it anyway. You know why? 'Cause I'm an American and I expect a little cancer in my food and water. I'm a loyal American and I'm not happy unless I let government and industry poison me a little bit every day.
George Carlin
I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you.
Mel Gibson
Bringing together the unique expertise of researchers from both NYU and the Technion will hopefully enable us to overcome some of the most difficult challenges in treating cancer patients.
Aaron Ciechanover
When scientists are asked what they are working on, their response is seldom 'Finding the origin of the universe' or 'Seeking to cure cancer.' Usually, they will claim to be tackling a very specific problem - a small piece of the jigsaw that builds up the big picture.
Martin Rees
