As a public official and being so highly visible, I have a responsibility to make it very clear that those people who will have cancer at one point in their lives will be able to function.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To those out there who are suffering from cancer, facing adversity, I want you to know that your will to live can make all the difference in the world.
I am not a doctor or a scientist, but merely a passionate layperson, a filter, a messenger. I spoke with so many patients who are living normal, happy, fulfilled lives, and their enthusiasm and great quality of life convinced me that you can indeed live with cancer.
We're really going after truly creating sustainability of a disease-free state, creating a complete system for managing cancer patients for life, so that you can manage from onset of disease all the way through.
Everyone needs to be proactive and know the various warning signs of cancer. Early detection and research to make detection easier at earlier stages, along with the treatments needs, is still a must. I salute all those winning the battle.
Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left.
Cancer is cancer. I've got a great life if I can just stay alive.
If our society continues to support basic research on how living organisms function, it is likely that my great grandchildren will be spared the agony of losing family members to most types of cancer.
Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes.
We all live with cancer, whether it is present in ourselves or affects someone we love.
Life is a terminal condition. Were all going to die. Cancer patients just have more information, but we all, in some ways, wait for permission to live.