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"In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer."
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"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 do a lot of races for the cure for breast cancer."
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"I have friends who are going through chemotherapy, and they make the darkest, most hideous cancer jokes you've ever heard."
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"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."
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"I didn't know anything about breast cancer when I got it."
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"Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes."
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"I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you."
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"Both of our daughters, Debbie and Bonnie, are also cancer survivors."
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"We have common enemies today. It's called childhood poverty. It's called cancer. It's called AIDS. It's called Parkinson's. It's called Muscular Dystrophy."
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"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."
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"I am now almost certain that we need more radiation for better health."
Health
"I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field."
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"I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in my work room at home."
Home
"When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about radiation risks. I spent much effort reducing the dose to patients in radiology."
Effort
"I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical physicist."
Medical
"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."
People
"I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!"
Doctors
"It is likely that we need more radiation to improve our longevity."
Longevity
"There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958."
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"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."
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