“A breast cancer might turn out to have a close resemblance to a gastric cancer. And this kind of reorganization of cancer in terms of its internal genetic anatomy has really changed the way we treat and approach cancer in general.” WayKindMightTurnsTermChangedApproachTreatsCancerBreastsInternalsBreast CancerAnatomyResemblanceReorganizationGastric Author:Siddhartha Mukherjee
“I think the way we think about cancer, the way we treat cancer, has dramatically changed in the last century. There is an enormous amount of options that a physician can provide today, right down from curing patients, treating patients or providing patients with psychic solace or pain relief.” ThinkingWayTodayPainLastsCenturyChangedAmountTreatsPatientCancerEnormousReliefProvidingPhysiciansPsychicsSolacePain ReliefTreating Patients Author:Siddhartha Mukherjee
“The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more expensive, decrease consumption, and thus increase cancer rates. The levels of synthetic pesticide residues are trivial in comparison to natural chemicals, and thus their potential for cancer causation is extremely low. [Ames believes that "to eat your veggies" is the best way to prevent cancer.]” WayBelieveScienceNaturalLevelsEffortLowsIncreaseFruitRateCancerBest WayExpensiveComparisonChemicalsVegetablesConsumptionDecreaseSyntheticFruits And VegetablesCausationPesticides Author:Bruce Ames
“With something like cancer, there is a feeling that you can fight it in some way or control your response to it, but with dementia there is the fear of losing control of your mind and your life.” WayMindFeelingsFightingLosingResponseCancerDementiaLosing Control Author:Kevin Whately