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"Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late."

"I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like."

"Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer and to stop pollution."

"If we stop exploring space, we're going to lose the same part of us that found vaccines and penicillin, the part that searches for cures to cancer and AIDS."

"Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better."

"This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement."
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"I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!"

"Most medical physicists work in the physics of radiation oncology making sure that the desired dose is given to the cancer and the dose to normal tissues are minimized."

"There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958."

"If someone is interested in medicine and also in physics and they like working with people and communicate well with others, I would strongly encourage them."

"I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field."

"We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our idea."

"I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents in the field. It was 1965 before they found a trained MD (doctor) to take over my role."
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