I can tell that in Refuge the question that was burning in me was, how do we find refuge in change? Everything… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
Risk reduction for BRCA2 carriers includes taking tamoxifen. Removing ovaries prior to age 40 drops breast cancer risk in half. Ovarian cancer… — Kristi Funk Copy Share Image
My mother passed away young - she died from ovarian cancer at just 54 years old. Her sacrifices for my sisters and… — Kevin de Leon Copy Share Image
One of the most beautiful experiences our family shared was feeling the love and bond that came to life when my mother… — Yael Cohen Copy Share Image
The Pacific Yew can be cut down and processed to produce a potent chemical, taxol, which offers some promise of curing certain… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
My mother died of ovarian cancer; I support organizations that raise awareness of this silent killer. Women's shelters - Jenesse Center in… — Regina Taylor Copy Share Image
We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell. — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
A big reason I ultimately decided to run was because of my family's experience when my mom was diagnosed with stage four… — Elissa Slotkin Copy Share Image
I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I am committed to ovarian cancer research on a national level and in my community in the Carolinas. It is important to… — Andie MacDowell Copy Share Image
African-American women who develop breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than White women of the same age. Survival… — Frank C. Garland Copy Share Image
Nearly every BRCA mutation carrier's main concern is how to avoid the fate of relatives who have had, and possibly died from,… — Kristi Funk Copy Share Image
“In 1962, Watson, Crick, and Wilkins won the Nobel Prize for their discovery. Franklin was not included in the prize. She had… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
... I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly I had to spend all my time getting well. — Gilda Radner Copy Share Image
Back in my mid-20s I was told I'd never be able to have children as I wasn't having periods. Doctors tried to… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people's hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I lost my sister Telsche to ovarian cancer in 1997 and my grandparents on my mother's side both had cancer but well… — Charley Boorman Copy Share Image
“If a relative has suffered Ovarian or Breast Cancer, get the genetic screening. It saves lives.” — Lisa Jey Davis Copy Share Image
I think it's important for me as an actor that I say these are the issues I'm going to be committed to.… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer.' — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
