Quotes about cancer
cancer giving people
Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinary. Nelson Mandela
cancer qualms-about america
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. Koo Stark
cancer my-best-friend cost
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. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
cancer men ideas
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
cancer opening-ceremony australia
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
cancer rivers three
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
cancer self age
My wish is that all all women age 20 and above perform monthly breast self-examinations. Olivia Newton-John
cancer self years
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
cancer grateful survivor
I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift. Olivia Newton-John
cancer survival getting-old
Cancer got me over unimportant fears, like getting old. Olivia Newton-John
cancer journey things-in-life
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
cancer fighting giving
Fight each round take it on the chin. And never never never ever give in. Olivia Newton-John
cancer grateful healthy
My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life. Olivia Newton-John
cancer fighting issues
Global warming competes with cancer and competes with AIDS for a finite amount of money. Nobody ever won that fight by saying: My issue isn't important. Patrick Michaels
cancer winning gambling
Gambling is so pervasive in Nevada that maybe the state should just go the whole hog. There'd be gum machines that dispensed chewing tobacco if you lost. You could gamble for the toilet paper in public bathroom stalls. And fill out Keno cards in an attempt to win cancer therapy at the hospital. P. J. O'Rourke
cancer oil wife
There's a current notion that you should "take charge of your disease." No thanks. I'm busy. I've got cancer. I'm willing to face having cancer. I'm not willing to face having cancer with homework. I promised Dr. Pipas and Dr. Zaki that I wouldn't show up with sheaves of printouts from the Internet containing everything on Wikipedia on malignancies. They each laughed with detectable notes of relief. Although I suspect my wife has made her way into the health blog ether. Fish oil pills, raw kelp, and other untoward substances started showing up on dinner plates after I was diagnosed. P. J. O'Rourke
cancer unique opportunity
The virus-to-cancer connection is where medicinal mushrooms offer unique opportunities for medical research. Paul Stamets
cancer mushrooms firsts
Enoki mushrooms, a tasty variety commonly sold in grocery stores, were one of the first mushrooms studied for preventing cancer. Paul Stamets
cancer catch tons treat ways
Go to the doctor, get a checkup, and get Pap smears regularly. Cervical cancer is very preventable, and if you catch it early, there are tons of ways to treat it as well. Mandy Moore
cancer clinical great strides
Great clinical strides have been made in breast, colorectal and prostate cancer prevention.
cancer encouraged enhanced immune novel objective protection pursued response saw strong sustained vaccine
For our cervical cancer vaccine we pursued the objective of inducing a strong immune response and protection that lasts. We are encouraged by a sustained enhanced antibody response we saw with an HPV vaccine formulated with our novel adjuvant.
cancer continuing fund increase major population progress
For the population to increase and for cancer to decrease, that's a major step. We are making progress. We just need to keep making progress by continuing to fund cancer research.
cancer care chief families hospital largest medicine people practiced staff taking wife
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. John Barrasso
cancer years numbers
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
cancer heart osteoporosis
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. Ike Skelton
cancer cells healthy
Such a strange thing. What was terrible for a healthy fetus has been wonderful at defeating the cancer cells. Geraldine Ferraro
cancer lucky persons
I have been extremely lucky; I am a person who is currently living with a cancer that is under control. Geraldine Ferraro
cancer age viruses
Tobacco, UV rays, viruses, heredity, and age are the main causes of cancer. Harold E. Varmus
cancer way microscopes
In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise. Harold E. Varmus
cancer thinking molecules
A cancer is not simply a lung cancer. It doesn't simply have a certain kind of appearance under the microscope or a certain behavior, but it also has a set of changes in the genes or in the molecules that modify gene behavior that allows us to categorize cancers in ways that is very useful in thinking about new ways to control cancer by prevention and treatment. Harold E. Varmus
cancer shame accepted
It's a shame that cancer has been something that's been accepted in society as something that's always gonna be there. Kendall Schmidt
cancer lung-cancer lungs
I am the only 'celebrity' to be public about my lung cancer. Kathryn Joosten
cancer cells anxiety
So far, I am a cancer survivor, but cancer will be with me for the rest of my life, be it as a nodule, tumor or cell someplace, or in my fears and anxieties, Kathryn Joosten