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In America, we have always taken it as an article of faith that we 'battle' cancer; we attack it with knives, we poison it with chemotherapy or we blast it with radiation. If we are fortunate, we 'beat' the cancer. If not, we are posthumously praised for having 'succumbed after a long battle.'

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: After Always America Article Attack Battle Beat Blast Cancer Chemotherapy Faith Fortunate Having Knives Long Poison Praised Radiation Taken

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Dad's cancer experience included periods of relatively good health as well as bouts of hospitalisation as he coursed his way through a variety of different chemotherapy treatments.

~Amy Hoggart

Topics: Cancer Chemotherapy Dad Different Experience Good Good Health He Health His His Way Included Periods Relatively Through Treatments Variety Way Well

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When I had my cancer, the chemotherapy took my hair away. So then I decided I would just keep it short, and this is my signature now. The great thing about it is that I am a bit of a chameleon, so you can put a wig on me and I look totally different.

~Anthony Warlow

Topics: About Am Away Bit Cancer Chameleon Chemotherapy Decided Different Great Great Thing Had Hair Just Keep Look Me Now Put Short Signature Then Thing Took Totally Wig Would You I Am

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If people really knew what they were getting into with their third chemotherapy treatment, or getting a pacemaker when they're 92, if they really knew what that was going to mean, they might say no, and we should give them that information.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Chemotherapy Getting Give Going Information Knew Mean Might People Really Say Should Them Third Treatment Were

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I'm happy to tell you that having been through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation, breast cancer is officially behind me. I feel absolutely great and I am raring to go.

~Carly Fiorina

Topics: Absolutely Am Been Behind Breast Cancer Cancer Chemotherapy Feel Go Great Happy Having Me Officially Radiation Surgery Tell Through You I Am I Feel

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Chemotherapy isn't good for you.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Chemotherapy Good You

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Chemotherapy isn't good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, 'Well that is a good thing because it's supposed to be poison. If it's making the tumor feel this queasy, then I'm OK with it.'

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Am Bad Because Chemotherapy Feel Feeling Good Good Thing Making Now Ok Poison Supposed Then Thing Think Tumor Well You I Am A Good Thing

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When doctors tell you that your only hope for survival is 14 straight days of intense chemotherapy, 24 hours a day, you sit there, and you count down the 336 hours. You see, each day is a blessing.

~Craig Sager

Topics: Blessing Chemotherapy Count Day Days Doctors Down Each Each Day Hope Hours Intense Only See Sit Straight Survival Tell You Your 24 Hours

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Everything was going for me, I didn't even know the meaning of the word insecurity and suddenly I am surrounded by words like operation, cancer, chemotherapy, radiation.

~Delta Goodrem

Topics: Am Cancer Chemotherapy Even Everything Going Insecurity Know Like Me Meaning Meaning Of Operation Radiation Suddenly Surrounded Word Words I Am

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Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.

~Diane Ladd

Topics: Alleviate Anything Chemotherapy Effects Explored Hard Kiss Mind Open Open Mind Should Side

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