--- title: "12 Cancer Isn Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Cancer Isn quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Cancer Isn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/emily-bleeker-37188_love_unfortunately-cancer-isn-t-scared-off-by_1629065.jpg" --- > [“Unfortunately, cancer isn’t scared off by love.” “Mmmm,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-bleeker/unfortunately-cancer-isn-t-scared-off-by-love-mmmm/) [Emily Bleeker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-bleeker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/emily-bleeker-37188_love_unfortunately-cancer-isn-t-scared-off-by_1629065.jpg) > [“Even cancer isn’t a bad guy really: Cancer just wants to be alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/even-cancer-isn-t-a-bad-guy-really-cancer-just-wants-to-be-alive/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/john-green-12_bad-guy_even-cancer-isn-t-a-bad-guy-really-cance_865944.jpg) > [Cancer isn't going to slow me down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-zohn/cancer-isn-t-going-to-slow-me-down/) [Ethan Zohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-zohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/ethan-zohn-46993_cancer_cancer-isn-t-going-to-slow-me-down-25082_2508201.png) > [I can blame a lot of things for not writing songs, but cancer isn't one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-can-blame-a-lot-of-things-for-not-writing-songs-but-cancer-isn-t/) [John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/john-prine-3521_blame_i-can-blame-a-lot-of-things-for-not-writ_816077.jpg) > [Cancer isn't something that makes you want to share, it's something that makes you want to hide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suleika-jaouad/cancer-isn-t-something-that-makes-you-want-to-share-it-s-something/) [Suleika Jaouad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suleika-jaouad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a54/suleika-jaouad-6310_cancer_cancer-isn-t-something-that-makes-you-wa_771376.jpg) > [This cancer isn't life-threatening so I consider myself to be very fortunate. In the course of my charity work I meet so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-michael-of-kent/this-cancer-isn-t-life-threatening-so-i-consider-myself-to-be-very/) [Princess Michael of Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/princess-michael-of-kent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/princess-michael-of-kent-8144_cancer_this-cancer-isn-t-life-threatening-so-i_259118.jpg) > [Breast cancer isn't one disease - it's probably four or five different types, and without knowing what type a person has, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-hood/breast-cancer-isn-t-one-disease-it-s-probably-four-or-five-different/) [Leroy Hood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-hood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/leroy-hood-15125_breast_breast-cancer-isn-t-one-disease-it-s-pro_244745.jpg) > [Sex can be a squeamish subject even when cancer isn't part of the picture, so the combination of sex and cancer together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suleika-jaouad/sex-can-be-a-squeamish-subject-even-when-cancer-isn-t-part-of-the/) [Suleika Jaouad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suleika-jaouad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/suleika-jaouad-6310_cancer_sex-can-be-a-squeamish-subject-even-when_946887.jpg) > [Thank you for explaining that my eye cancer isn't going to make me deaf. I feel so fortunate that an intellectual giant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/thank-you-for-explaining-that-my-eye-cancer-isn-t-going-to-make-me/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/john-green-12_augustus_thank-you-for-explaining-that-my-eye-can_1843501.jpg) > [Obviously, breast cancer is very much out there but cervical cancer isn't talked about as much because there's a bit more of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iskra-lawrence/obviously-breast-cancer-is-very-much-out-there-but-cervical-cancer/) [Iskra Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iskra-lawrence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/iskra-lawrence-6272_around_obviously-breast-cancer-is-very-much-out_1678188.jpg) > [“Cancer isn't the worst thing that can happen to a person. And neither is dying young. Taking life for granted, living badly--…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lurlene-mcdaniel/cancer-isn-t-the-worst-thing-that-can-happen-to-a-person-and-neither/) [Lurlene McDaniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lurlene-mcdaniel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/lurlene-mcdaniel-9790_cancer_cancer-isn-t-the-worst-thing-that-can-ha_2732116.png) > [“I spend a lot of time thinking now. Perhaps too much time. But I’ve decided that cancer is not the worst thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-farrar/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-thinking-now-perhaps-too-much-time-but-i-ve/) [Marissa Farrar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-farrar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/marissa-farrar-75994_bad-people_i-spend-a-lot-of-time-thinking-now-perha_957281.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cancer-isn/#itemlist", "name": "Cancer Isn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Unfortunately, cancer isn’t scared off by love.” “Mmmm,”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emily Bleeker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-bleeker/unfortunately-cancer-isn-t-scared-off-by-love-mmmm/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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In the course of my charity work I meet so many people who have suffered terribly - what I've got really isn't an issue.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Princess Michael of Kent" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-michael-of-kent/this-cancer-isn-t-life-threatening-so-i-consider-myself-to-be-very/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/princess-michael-of-kent-8144_cancer_this-cancer-isn-t-life-threatening-so-i_259118.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/princess-michael-of-kent-8144_cancer_this-cancer-isn-t-life-threatening-so-i_259118.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/princess-michael-of-kent-8144_cancer_this-cancer-isn-t-life-threatening-so-i_259118.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This cancer isn't life-threatening so I consider myself to be very fortunate. 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Certainly that's something I want to make sure that young girls know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Iskra Lawrence" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iskra-lawrence/obviously-breast-cancer-is-very-much-out-there-but-cervical-cancer/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/iskra-lawrence-6272_around_obviously-breast-cancer-is-very-much-out_1678188.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/iskra-lawrence-6272_around_obviously-breast-cancer-is-very-much-out_1678188.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/iskra-lawrence-6272_around_obviously-breast-cancer-is-very-much-out_1678188.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Obviously, breast cancer is very much out there but cervical cancer isn't talked about as much because…” — Iskra Lawrence", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Cancer isn't the worst thing that can happen to a person. And neither is dying young. Taking life for granted, living badly-- these things seem far worse to me. In many ways- ways that count- I'm the luckiest girl in the world.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lurlene McDaniel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lurlene-mcdaniel/cancer-isn-t-the-worst-thing-that-can-happen-to-a-person-and-neither/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/lurlene-mcdaniel-9790_cancer_cancer-isn-t-the-worst-thing-that-can-ha_2732116.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/lurlene-mcdaniel-9790_cancer_cancer-isn-t-the-worst-thing-that-can-ha_2732116.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/lurlene-mcdaniel-9790_cancer_cancer-isn-t-the-worst-thing-that-can-ha_2732116.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Cancer isn't the worst thing that can happen to a person. And neither is dying young. 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