“I'm holding onto the hope that there is some reason that I got cancer and there is something - that may not be very clear to me right now - but that I will do.” MayReasonClearRight NowCancerHolding On Author:Farrah Fawcett
“I think that we're making a mistake if we don't see that there is a cultural basis to many illnesses, not just psychiatric ones. Breast cancer would be one prevalent example right now, different kind of cultures surrounding it. If you don't understand the cultural meaning of an illness like that you're going to miss the boat even if you're a great scientist.” IfsThinkingKindDifferentWould BeCultureMistakeMissingExampleRight NowScientistBasesCancerIllnessBoatBreastsMaking MistakesDifferent KindsBreast CancerPsychiatricGreat Scientist Author:Jonathan Michel Metzl
“I think one possibility [in the future] might be chemotherapy. And I'm always hesitant to say that because it makes it sound like I'm against chemotherapy. Right now, chemotherapy is the best cancer treatment therapy we have. But let's say we find some way where we can almost genetically engineer the DNA of our being and fight cancer that way. Then, the idea that we used to pump poison into people to fight off cancer will almost seem like the use of leeches or something.” PeopleThinkingWayIdeasUseSeemsMightUsedFightingSoundPossibilityRight NowCancerTherapyPoisonTreatmentEngineersDnaPumpsHesitantChemotherapyLeechesCancer TreatmentFighting Cancer Author:Chuck Klosterman
“Fighting cancer is my mission right now. The research and development of finding cures for this nasty disease is my passion.” FightingPassionDevelopmentRight NowDiseaseFindingsResearchCancerMissionsCuresNastyMy PassionResearch And DevelopmentFighting Cancer Author:Judith Hill
“I should mention there are many European countries right now that already protect children from Wi-Fi, so it's not like this is some preposterous idea. This is already embraced by many countries all around the world. I don't think it is preposterous to suggest that public health needs greater protection in this country, especially that of children, among whom there is a rising tide of brain cancer right now.” ThinkingWorldNeedsShouldChildrenIdeasCountryBrainGreaterRight NowProtectCancerProtectionAround The WorldRisingTidesPublic HealthEuropean CountriesProtecting ChildrenBrain Cancer Author:Jill Stein
“If you have a patient in a doctor's office who's just been told they have terminal cancer but there's this operation they could perform right now that might save their lives. ... They have a 90 percent chance of surviving the operation — if you tell them that, they respond one way. If you tell them ... that they have a 10 percent chance of being killed by the operation, they are about three times less likely to have the operation.” IfsWayMightThreeChanceRight NowOfficePercentDoctorsPatientCancerOne WayOperationsThree TimesSurvivingTerminalTerminal Cancer Author:Michael Lewis
“To me, these kind of everyday miseries act as a fatal disqualifier. My sunniest beliefs are basically contingent on the fact that my child is not dying of cancer right now.” KindChildrenFactsBeliefDyingRight NowMiseryEverydayCancerMy Children Author:Zadie Smith