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Cancer

«On CBS Radio the news of Ed Murrow's death, reportedly from lung cancer, was followed by a cigarette commercial.»
«Jealousy... is a mental cancer.»
Author: B. C. Forbes (Editor, Founder) | Keywords: Cancer
«I don't think makeup is rocket science or a cure for cancer.»
Author: Cindy Crawford (Actress, Model) | About: Makeup | Keywords: Cancer, Rocket Science
«Most people think life sucks, and then you die. Not me. I beg to differ. I think life sucks, then you get cancer, then your dog dies, your wife leaves you, the cancer goes into remission, you get a new dog, you get remarried, you owe ten million dollars in medical bills but you work hard for thirty-five years and you pay it back and then -- one day -- you have a massive stroke, your whole right side is paralyzed, you have to limp along the streets and speak out of the left side of your mouth and drool but you go into rehabilitation and regain the power to walk and the power to talk and then -- one day -- you step off a curb at Sixty-seventh Street, and BANG you get hit by a city bus and then you die. Maybe.»
«I began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency and that if the cancer was not removed the president himself would be killed by it.»
«Now I'm being blamed not only for anorexia but for lung cancer. [On being a high-profile social smoker]»
«My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.»
«Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer»
Author: Warren Beatty (Actor, Film Director, Producer) | About: Movies | Keywords: Cancer, movies
«It's very healthy for a young girl to be deterred from promiscuity by fear of contracting a painful, incurable disease, or cervical cancer, or sterility, or the likelihood of giving birth to a dead, blind, or brain-damage (sic) baby even ten years la»
«Lady: I've been waiting for two days and so far, no one's gotten in yet [the doctor's office].Samantha: I was once told I wouldnt' be able to get backstage to see Mick Jagger. Well I did get backstage...and I blew him. [Silence] Excuse me... I don't know if this is an appropriate question to ask...Lady: I think we passed appropriate a few seconds ago. Samantha: What kind of cancer do you have?Lady: Breast. Samantha: Breast! Me too. I'm curious...Do you have children?Lady: I'm a nun. Samantha: You have none. Lady: No, no, no...I AM a nun. But that doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy your Mick Jagger story. Samantha: I thought that nuns had to wear...Lady: Oh, I haven't worn a habbit in years. Samantha: So then...you don't have sex? Lady: No. Samantha: Never had sex?Lady: No. Samantha: Ohh. [thoughtful silence] Just one more. Lady: Go right ahead. Samantha: Are you allowed to masturbate?Lady: [thinking] I never asked. But thanks for getting my mind off cancer for the first time in a week. Samantha: Happy to help.»

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