1,237 Quotes About Cancer

Much like the removal of moles and skin lesions is done to prevent them from growing into more serious skin abnormalities, removing minor discord before it becomes a calamity is an important use of our time. Most people don’t like to make waves and they swallow frustration and bury true feelings, not wanting to compromise temporary tranquility, never realizing that massive turmoil doesn’t start out massive—it grows beneath the skin like a cancer that could have been avoided with early detection.

Kids who are sunburned early on in life have a greater risk of developing cancer in general of the skin.

This is a virus that has never been seen in humans before. This is consistent with previous epidemiologic and genetic research that has suggested that prostate cancer may result from chronic inflammation, perhaps as a response to infection.

The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

India is using troops in Kashmir. They are losing the battle of heart and minds. It's like treating cancer with dispirin.

I'm afraid of sudden death. I'd like to know I'm going to die. That's why death row wouldn't be so bad, although it's not pleasant. And cancer, inoperable, wouldn't be bad. That's not pleasant either. But to drop dead suddenly, it's hard on everybody else. My family, my relatives, my friends. It's just not a good way to go. I want to know I'm going to die.

You're in your 40s and you've got breast cancer, but everybody in your family has died of a heart attack. It's clear that for the appropriate people this is going to be the appropriate treatment.

She has a less than 1 percent chance of (the cancer) returning.

Young people need to know that they can significantly reduce their risk of getting skin cancer later if they start protecting their skin from the sun now.