Cancer Quotes and thoughts

Cancer is enough to get my attention. ~ Charles Grodin

"Cancer is not a death sentence, but rather it is a life sentence; it pushes one to live." ~ Marcia Smith


Getting cancer can become the beginning of living. The search for one's own being, the discovery of the life one needs to live, can be one of the strongest weapons against disease. ~ Lawrence Leshan

Cancer got me over unimportant fears, like getting old. ~ Olivia Newton-John

For those of us who have been diagnosed with cancer, time is a precious commodity. The time and distance from the scientist's lab bench to the patient's bedside must be shortened. ~ Larry Lucchino

Like with every form of cancer, early detection is what it is all about. I urge everyone to learn the facts about this condition. It can be prevented with testing, and it can be beaten if caught early! ~ Rod Stewart

The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again or whether you die, the important thing is that the days that you have had you will have lived. ~ Gilda Radner

People should be afraid of the cancer, not the mammogram. ~ Nancy Reagan

So if there is a purpose to the suffering that is cancer, I think it must be this: it’s meant to improve us. ~ Lance Armstrong

An individual doesn’t get cancer, a family does. ~ Terry Tempest Williams

Anastacia singer "My will, my faith and my body have been challenged. But make no mistake, my heart is strong and my resolve to fight will never be broken. To all the people that have reached out to wish me well, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.


Cancer is not for sissies. ~ Suzanne Somers

"I live every day to its fullest extent and I don't sweat the small stuff." Olivia Newton John

Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, and not try to tackle my whole life problems at once.

~ Author Unknown

Dr. Jerry Dr Nielsen was taught by her professor regarding patients who present with unexplained symptoms that
"There is no such thing as a crazy patient, just dumb doctors". (Jerri Nielsen was a doctor who was in the South Pole at research station.. she diagnosed herself with breast cancer...Nielsen was forced to perform a biopsy on herself, as it was impossible to land planes in the extreme cold. Images of the biopsy samples were sent via computer to doctors in the United States.

The doctors diagnosed Nielsen with an aggressive form of breast cancer, and she treated herself with air-dropped supplies until she could be evacuated for further care. She is dancing with NED>>>

xoxo,Patti