Breast Cancer Survivor Quotes

For people who dont know me, I practiced medicine in Casper, Wyoming for 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, taking care of families in Wyoming. Ive been chief of staff of the largest hospital in our state. My wife is a breast cancer survivor.

And I'll tell you, honestly, folks that I talk to, the 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in America, that I am one of, understand that we're done with insurance companies dropping us or denying us coverage because of - because we have a preexisting condition.

I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are familiar with their face, like an actor or a politician. So, I began traveling around the country and doing speeches.

I personally know women who are Breast Cancer survivors and will do all I can to support the cause. Besides, I love boobies!

Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more serious, long-term consequences.

I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer.

I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.

I do a lot of races for the cure for breast cancer.

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

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.

My veins are filled, once a week with a Neapolitan carpet cleaner distilled from the Adriatic and I am as bald as an egg. However I still get around and am mean to cats.

Being a breast cancer survivor, as I like to call myself - it will be twenty years next year - I did it to make it possible for women to do regular self breast examinations. It's really important - and, it makes common sense: you know your body better than the doctor does who only sees you once a year, you know?

I was actually very pleased that they let me do it, because I feel very deeply for breast cancer survivors. I don't have it, but it is in my family. I've always been very aware of it. I go for mammograms and checkups.

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 plan on ... encouraging so many women who are out there, who are still in the thick of it, who have yet to fight this fight, that you can do it, you can get through this one step at a time.

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.

Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away'... It's just important - just go get checked out. It's not like you're going to lose your manhood.

Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.

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.

One important thing to know is you're still the same person during it. I'm more eager than ever to do what I did. I want to do everything.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. So the only thing to really be afraid of is if you don't go get your mammograms.

I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift.

During chemo, you're more tired than you've ever been. It's like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you're out. But you also find that you're stronger than you've ever been. You're clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it's instantaneous.

My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.

Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.

Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram.

We never hid anything from the kids. I feel whole again, I really do. I've told them, 'Mommy's boo-boo is much better now.'

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go all the way.'

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

My mom, she's a breast cancer survivor and because of that I had started getting mammograms once a year, starting at age 30.

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell.

We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.

Winning isn't the end of the world

Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.