My grandmother was a chemist. She worked at the Banting Institute in Toronto, and at 44 she died of stomach cancer. I never met my grandmother, but I carry on her name - her exact name, Eva Vertes - and… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
When I was about 9 years old, I became very interested in the human body and diseases. In general, I was just curious about the world around me. I think that any sort of curiosity as a child is a… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
It is becoming clear that many diseases - especially cancer - are highly complex and may respond better to a multi-drug approach which targets… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
I decided to take two years between finishing undergraduate and beginning medical school to devote fully to medical research. I knew that I wanted… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
For so long, the mainstays of cancer treatment have been chemotherapy and radiation. They're toxic and primitive. We need to look at it in… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
It's possible, although far-fetched, that in the future we could think of cancer being used as a therapy. — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a chemist. She worked at the Banting Institute in Toronto, and at 44 she died of stomach cancer. I never met… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
When I was about 9 years old, I became very interested in the human body and diseases. In general, I was just curious about… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
Muscle is constantly being used - constantly being damaged. If every time we tore a muscle or every time we stretched a muscle or… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
I don't want to say, 'I want to cure cancer.' It's such a grand thing. People have been trying for so long and we're… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
It seems that cancer is a direct result to injury. If you smoke, you damage your lung tissue, and then lung cancer arises. If… — Eva Vertes Copy Share Image
