Afraid Quote by Jeffrey Skoll

Growing up, cancer was one of those things that I heard other people talk about. The word scared me, but I always thought, 'Thank…

— Kyle Richards

When I was a junior in high school, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. To see her struggle and go through chemo, radiation…

— Greg Olsen

I had to tell Dad, 'It will be okay and be positive; keep praying and have faith'. I have always known about cancer, but…

— Jermain Defoe

When I was young, my dad had skin cancer, which was awful.

— Scarlett Moffatt

Both my parents died on the young side. My father was 45, and my mother was 61, so cancer's affected me in a big way.

— Kevin Connolly

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was four. And she was re-diagnosed when I was seven or eight, and again when…

— Rachel Morrison

My father died when I was 10; my sister got polio a couple of years later and was paralyzed. So there I was -…

— Helen Gurley Brown

A few months before my dad died, his eyes had started to go, and his skin was turning green. When he finally went to…

— Mark Hunt

My dad died when he was 60. I was only 17 and I think, psychologically, that had a huge impact on me, probably more…

— Pam Ferris

I was so young when my dad died that I didn't think it had affected me. I had such tiny memories of him, just…

— Bob Mortimer

I had a real bad attitude after my dad passed of liver cancer. I was 9, and we were really close.

— John Wall

When I was diagnosed with cancer at age 22, I learned just how much cancer affects families when it affects individuals.

— Suleika Jaouad