“I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure. I shall of course be continuing to write music - in my world it just has to be part of the therapy - and I fully expect to be back in good shape next year.” KnowsWorldWritingYearsFightingCoursesNextBreakFansShapesMy FriendsFellowsCancerCuresTherapyPerformingTreatmentFollowersContinuingTravelerNext YearFighting CancerTaking A BreakFellow Travelers Author:Jon Lord
“My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing.” KnowsLooksMotherThreeDiedCancerBreathingClockChristmas DayMother Died Book:The Long Goodbye: A Memoir Source: The Long Goodbye: A Memoir
“It's a fact that children with cancer have higher cure rates than adults with cancer, and I wonder if the reason is their natural, unthinking bravery... Adults know too much about failure; they're more cynical and resigned and fearful.” IfsKnowsChildrenReasonFactsNaturalWonderToo MuchHigherAdultsLogicBraveryRateCancerCuresCertaintyUncertaintyReasoningCynicalFearfulOntologyResigned Author:Lance Armstrong
“I know it was harder for me taking care of my dad during his cancer than it was going through my own. You feel more helpless as a caregiver.” KnowsFeelsCareMy OwnDadHarderMy DadCancerHelplessCaregivers Author:Mindy Sterling
“My friend's granddad died of prostate cancer and it had a profound effect on me. So when I was presented with the opportunity to speak out, I had to take it. This is a life threatening issue for men, it happens every day. The more you know the better your chances are of dealing with it if the worst were to happen.” IfsKnowsMenHappensOpportunitySpeakChanceIssuesWorstEffectsMy FriendsDiedProfoundCancerThreateningChances AreSpeaks OutDealing With ItProstateProstate Cancer Author:Tristan Wilds
“Crazy to think that we're having surgery, we're trying to excise cancer, we don't know where the cancer is. We're trying to preserve nerves; we can't see where they are.” ThinkingKnowsTryingInspirationMotivationCrazyCancerPreservesNervesHealthcareSurgery Author:Nguyen Quyen
“The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.” KnowsNeedsCancerDiabetes Author:Barry Manilow