Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Barrasso

For people who don't know me, I practiced medicine in Casper, Wyoming for 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, taking care of families in Wyoming. I've been chief of staff of the largest hospital in our state. My wife is a breast cancer survivor.

Ike Skelton

Better treatment and detection methods have also improved the survival rate for people with cancer, and for the first time in history, this year the absolute number of cancer deaths in the U.S. has decreased.

Ike Skelton

In addition to relieving patient suffering, research is needed to help reduce the enormous economic and social burdens posed by chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

Kris Carr

I was asleep at the wheel before cancer shook me awake.

Kris Carr

Cancer' is such a frightening word.

Kris Carr

Eventually cancer becomes just another annoying thing that you deal with, you know, like cellulite.

Kris Carr

Cancer is very chaotic.

Kris Carr

While I may never be in remission from cancer, I am currently in remission from an unhealthy relationship to food.

Kris Carr

I knew when I was diagnosed with cancer the only thing I could control was what I ate, what I drank and what I would think.

Kris Carr

Cancer has changed, and so have I. Life goes on, even becomes normal again. I refused to let cancer wreck my party. There are just too many cool things to do and plan and live for.

Kris Carr

Yes, I have cancer and it might not go away, but I can still have a future because life goes on.

Kevin R. Stone

Cancer may kill you, but when you look at the numbers, arthritis ruins more lives.

Ken Venturi

I began seeing my wife, Kathleen, while I was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

Kathy Griffin

I have friends who are going through chemotherapy, and they make the darkest, most hideous cancer jokes you've ever heard.

Kay Redfield Jamison

If people can talk about having breast cancer, why can't people who have mental illness talk about mental illness? Until we're able to do that, we're not going to be treated with the same kind of respect for our diseases as other people.

Kay Redfield Jamison

I think that one of the many advantages of death accruing over a long period of time is that you do have time to meet a lot of other people who are going through similar situations and one of the great delights of our life actually was sitting around in labs waiting for the results of tests and talking to other people who were waiting to find out whether their cancer numbers were going in the right direction or not.

Koo Stark

I have no qualms about saying I am more confident in the medical treatment in America. The breast cancer survival rate is 20 per cent higher than in the UK.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

What really got me focused on cancer was when my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, and even though she was a well-to-do person, I found that her treatment costs were crippling.

Olivia Newton-John

The idea is to encourage men to go with their wives and screen. So, if the wife is going to go and do her screening, then the man can go and do his baseline screening, too. Men need to be aware of the health of their bodies, as well - prostate cancer and breast cancer are almost on the same level.

Olivia Newton-John

Singing at the Opening Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics in 2000 was amazing and, probably the highlight of this decade is the opening of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in my hometown of Melbourne, Australia.

Olivia Newton-John

The Great Walk to Beijing was a fundraiser for my cancer center. It was a three-week trek with fellow cancer thrivers, including celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers to Leeza Gibbons and Olympians.

Olivia Newton-John

My wish is that all all women age 20 and above perform monthly breast self-examinations.

Olivia Newton-John

Being a breast cancer survivor, as I like to call myself - it will be twenty years next year - I did it to make it possible for women to do regular self breast examinations. It's really important - and, it makes common sense: you know your body better than the doctor does who only sees you once a year, you know?

Olivia Newton-John

I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift.

Olivia Newton-John

Cancer got me over unimportant fears, like getting old.

Olivia Newton-John

I look at my cancer journey as a gift: It made me slow down and realisethe important things in life and taught me to not sweat the small stuff.

Olivia Newton-John

Fight each round take it on the chin. And never never never ever give in.

Olivia Newton-John

My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

Georg Groddeck

One must not forget that recovery is brought about not by the physician, but by the sick man himself. He heals himself, by his own power, exactly as he walks by means of his own power, or eats, or thinks, breathes or sleeps.

Jessica Simpson

Both of my grandmothers were diagnosed with breast cancer - one is a survivor and one passed away.

Jenna Morasca

I think cancer is a hard battle to fight alone or with another person at your side, but I will say having someone to pick you up when you fall, stand by your side through every appointment and delivery of bad news is priceless.

Jenna Morasca

You don't treat cancer - you fight it.

Jenna Morasca

Incredibly, nearly 70,000 Young Adults between 15-39 are diagnosed with cancer each year. 10,000 will not survive. This is a very important stat for me, because I fall in this category. I am one of these statistics. Unlike every other age group, there has been no improvement in the 5-year survival of young adults in 30 years. That means many young adults have the same chance of getting cancer and dying from it as they did in the 1970's. This is not OK.