“I had seen cancer at a more cellular level as a researcher. The first time I entered the cancer ward, my first instinct was to withdraw from what was going on - the complexity, the death. It was a very bleak time.” FirstsLevelsFirst TimeInstinctCancerComplexityResearchersBleakCellular Author:Siddhartha Mukherjee
“I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.” TryingFirstsBelieveFactsProblemBigsFacesUsedSonFirst TimeCancerMy SonTerrifiedBig Problems Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“I first found out I had cancer on my eye and lost an eye to this disease when I was 16, and I've since had cancer in my kidneys and pancreas and a host of other areas.” FirstsEyeFoundLostDiseaseAreasCancerHostKidneysPancreas Author:Tom Rath
“Having breast cancer is massive amounts of no fun. First they mutilate you; then they poison you; then they burn you. I have been on blind dates better than that.” FirstsHas BeensFunAmountBlindCancerPoisonBreastsMassiveBreast CancerBlind Date Author:Molly Ivins