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title: "11 Cancer Thing Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Cancer Thing quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Cancer Thing sayings and thoughts."
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> [You may tend to get cancer from the thing that makes you want to smoke so much, not from the smoking itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/you-may-tend-to-get-cancer-from-the-thing-that-makes-you-want-to/)

[William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/)

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> [Having cancer is one thing; looking like you have cancer is another thing. It's a disease that already takes so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-robach/having-cancer-is-one-thing-looking-like-you-have-cancer-is-another/)

[Amy Robach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-robach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/amy-robach-35515_another_having-cancer-is-one-thing-looking-like_2570019.png)

> [I had a lump on my face and had a big cancer thing removed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-duffy/i-had-a-lump-on-my-face-and-had-a-big-cancer-thing-removed/)

[Patrick Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-duffy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/patrick-duffy-24819_bigs_i-had-a-lump-on-my-face-and-had-a-big-ca_1133652.png)

> [It's one thing to recognize that the gap between the rich and everybody else is growing like a cancer; it's another thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-ivins/it-s-one-thing-to-recognize-that-the-gap-between-the-rich-and/)

[Molly Ivins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-ivins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/molly-ivins-1296_come_it-s-one-thing-to-recognize-that-the-gap_2060349.png)

> [“In life we always have some measure of control whether it be over our emotions or choices, but when it comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-van-dyken/in-life-we-always-have-some-measure-of-control-whether-it-be-over-our/)

[Rachel Van Dyken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-van-dyken/)

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> [It is one thing to fall victim to the flood or to fall prey to cancer; it is another thing to fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-one-thing-to-fall-victim-to-the-flood-or-to-fall-prey-to-cancer/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e85/anonymous-1_cancer_it-is-one-thing-to-fall-victim-to-the-fl_668834.jpg)

> [“You see, I don’t know why I did it,” he declared as if he had just discovered the cure for cancer. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danka-v/you-see-i-don-t-know-why-i-did-it-he-declared-as-if-he-had-just/)

[Danka V](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danka-v/)

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> [I knew when I was diagnosed with cancer the only thing I could control was what I ate, what I drank and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kris-carr/i-knew-when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-the-only-thing-i-could/)

[Kris Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kris-carr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/kris-carr-7216_cancer_i-knew-when-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer_2907293.jpg)

> [I'm not someone who has had to deal with much personal drama outside of the usual: growing up with parents who hated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-marshall/i-m-not-someone-who-has-had-to-deal-with-much-personal-drama-outside/)

[Penny Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-marshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/penny-marshall-14280_cancer_i-m-not-someone-who-has-had-to-deal-with_1817465.png)

> [When people get cancer now, the first thing you do is you go to some doctors to get some advice, figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/exene-cervenka/when-people-get-cancer-now-the-first-thing-you-do-is-you-go-to-some/)

[Exene Cervenka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/exene-cervenka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/exene-cervenka-47329_advice_when-people-get-cancer-now-the-first-thi_282389.jpg)

> [I chose not to put a wig on. The reason why I chose to come out with the cancer thing is because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-chose-not-to-put-a-wig-on-the-reason-why-i-chose-to-come-out-with/)

[Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/)

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