1,237 Quotes About Cancer

  • Author Helen Hodgman
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    She had six months at most left to live. She had cancer, she hissed. A filthy growth eating her insides away. There was an operation, she'd been told. They took half your stomach out and fitted you up with a plastic bag. Better a semicolon than a full stop, some might say.

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  • Author Saskia Lightstar
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    The Cancer Misfit is for survivors who feel confused, misunderstood, isolated, overwhelmed, fearful or anxious after treatment. It is a life raft for survivors who have finished cancer treatment – whether that was last week, last month, last year or ten years ago – and are struggling with what comes next. It is a guidebook to living your best life, even after going through cancer treatment, and even if you still have cancer.

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  • Author Abdul Alim
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    His prostate cancer is no issue, it is completely controlled, ... There is no need to expect the imminent demise of the Honorable Louis Farrakhan. He isn't going anywhere.

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  • Author Alan Andrews
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    I totally have a fear of getting cancer or a tumor, ... I always feel like I gotta get checked out.

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  • Author Brian Anderson
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    My grandmother passed away from cancer, so this is a great opportunity to honor her. You just don't want to forget people.

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  • Author Christina Applegate
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    Sometimes, you know, I cry. And sometimes I scream. And I get really angry. And I get really upset, you know, into wallowing in self-pity sometimes. And I think that it's all part of the healing.

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  • Author Christina Applegate
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    I laughed more in the hospital than I ever have in my life, making fun of all the weird things that were happening to me.

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  • Author Christina Applegate
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    I was just shaking and then also immediately, I had to go into 'take-care-of-business-mode' which included a change to a more healthy diet.

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