Quotes About Cancer

Cancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.

Having cancer empowered me to take more risks. I knew beating cancer was going to shape me, but it wasn't going to be all of me.

The doctor told me, 'You have breast cancer.' I heard the cancer part first - it was only later that I heard the breast part. I couldn't believe it.

I am really proud of what I have done for cancer awareness, but do I feel like Bono? No.

Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.

As a cancer doctor, I'm looking forward to being out of a job.

I had a ringside seat to cancer. As have most people.

I didn't know anything about breast cancer when I got it.

Blight is like a cancer. This is one of those all-or-nothing things.

My cancer continues to make for all kind of hilarity.

Not many people come through esophageal cancer and live to talk about it, or not for long.

When cancer affects somebody in the family, the whole family is affected.

I always sort of thought, 'I'm probably going to get breast cancer. There's a really good chance.'

My mother has battled breast cancer three times.

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.

Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.

I had a lump on my face and had a big cancer thing removed.

I always used to say to myself, I'm going to die of lung cancer. That's the choice I'm making.

If you've ever had a brush with cancer, you're always thinking a pain might be something serious.

My mother battled cancer for 12 years before losing her fight.

On Dec. 10, 2000, I learned I was free of cancer.

Serious is when they tell you, 'You've got cancer.' Cancer is serious, but then the rest of it is not.

The thing with cancer is that you want to get it as early as you can.

It might be hard to believe, but as difficult as cancer was, in some ways it was good for me.