Breast Cancer Inspiration Quotes

Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.

If you have a friend or family member with breast cancer, try not to look at her with 'sad eyes.' Treat her like you always did; just show a little extra love.

I'm happy to tell you that having been through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation, breast cancer is officially behind me. I feel absolutely great and I am raring to go.

Obviously, it wasn't meant for me to die of cancer at 40. Every day my life surprises me, just like my cancer diagnosis surprised me. But you roll with it. That's our job as humans.

One important thing to know is you're still the same person during it. I'm more eager than ever to do what I did. I want to do everything.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. So the only thing to really be afraid of is if you don't go get your mammograms.

I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift.

My wish is that all all women age 20 and above perform monthly breast self-examinations.

Every woman needs to know the facts. And the fact is, when it comes to breast cancer, every woman is at risk.

There can be life after breast cancer. The prerequisite is early detection.

Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us, how we perceive ourselves, how we live, work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all.

During chemo, you're more tired than you've ever been. It's like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you're out. But you also find that you're stronger than you've ever been. You're clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it's instantaneous.

My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.

Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.

Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram.

I think after overcoming breast cancer, you sort of become fearless and somehow going up to your boss to talk about a possible promotion doesn't seem like such a daunting task anymore.

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

QUOTES BOUQUET: You Have To Fight Through Some Bad Days To Earn The Best Days Of Your Life

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

I started realizing I could be an example for women to not just be aware of breast cancer but to act on it. To make an appointment, to give themselves an exam.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell.

We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.

Winning isn't the end of the world

With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.

Well, the first thing that clued me in to the fact that there was something really scary about breast cancer, way beyond the thought of dying, was coming across an ad in the newspaper for pink breast cancer teddy bears. I am not that afraid of dying, but I am terrified of dying with a pink teddy bear under my arm.

Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live.