Explore Quotes on Cancer

Obviously, it wasn't meant for me to die of cancer at 40. Every day my life surprises me, just like my cancer diagnosis surprised me. But you roll with it. That's our job as humans.

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

I think after overcoming breast cancer, you sort of become fearless and somehow going up to your boss to talk about a possible promotion doesn't seem like such a daunting task anymore.

I started realizing I could be an example for women to not just be aware of breast cancer but to act on it. To make an appointment, to give themselves an exam.

Breast cancer change you, and the change can be beautiful.

Be a tough-minded optimist.

Fight each round take it on the chin. And never never never ever give in.

I laughed more in the hospital than I ever have in my life, making fun of all the weird things that were happening to me.

I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

Keep your sunny side up, keep yourself beautiful, and indulge yourself!

Men get it. I think us men need you women to help us survive.

The only person who can save you is you: That going to be the thing that informed the rest of my life.

Having cancer does make you try to be better at everything you do and enjoy every moment. It changes you forever. But it can be a positive change.

It drove home, personally, the value of early detection and education and intervention.

It's the closest to death I have ever been. The chemotherapy takes you as far down into hell as you've ever, ever been.

Life's better now. I wouldn't do it all over again, though. It's funny how life works. Maybe it was meant to happen for many reasons, because my life in many ways richer.

Cancer is really hard to go through and it's really hard to watch someone you love go through, and I know because I have been on both sides of the equation.

Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do.

I know that societies often have killed people who have helped to change those societies. And if I can die having brought any light, having exposed any meaningful truth that will help destroy the racist cancer that is malignant in the body of America, then, all credit is due to Allah. Only the mistakes have been mine.

You can at least let sick people have marijuana because it's helpful. But the compassionate conservatives say, well we can't do this, we're going to put people who are sick and dying with cancer and are being helped with marijuana if they have multiple sclerosis - the federal government is going in there and overriding state laws and putting people like that in prison.

Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.