Tobacco, UV rays, viruses, heredity, and age are the main causes of cancer.

- Harold E. Varmus

Every cancer looks different. Every cancer has similarities to other cancers. And were trying to milk those differences and similarities to do a bett…

- Harold E. Varmus

In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise.

- Harold E. Varmus

I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered.

- Harold E. Varmus

All basic scientists who look to the NCI for funding should know that I will tolerate no retreat on the study of model systems and the pursuit of fun…

- Harold E. Varmus

A cancer is not simply a lung cancer. It doesn't simply have a certain kind of appearance under the microscope or a certain behavior, but it also has…

- Harold E. Varmus

Science can improve lives in ways that are elegant in design and moving in practice.

- Harold E. Varmus

My ideal summer day was reading on the porch.

- Harold E. Varmus

I keep encouraging the pharmaceutical companies to put more money into R&D.

- Harold E. Varmus