I believe that we are going to have a much deeper appreciation of what kinds of abnormalities in cancer cells and in the surrounding cells that feed and respond to cancers are vulnerabilities that will allow us to make better predictions of which kinds of drugs will work to treat these cancers. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
Every cancer looks different. Every cancer has similarities to other cancers. And we’re trying to milk those differences and similarities to do a better job of predicting how things are going to work out and making new drugs. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
Science can improve lives in ways that are elegant in design and moving in practice. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
Some growths can be detected early, making for increased accuracy in diagnosis. Some can be cured and others controlled. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
Anyone graduating from medical school in 1966 had first to fulfill military service before launching a career. Fiercely opposed to the Vietnam War, I sought to avoid it through an assignment to the Public Health Service. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
I keep encouraging the pharmaceutical companies to put more money into R&D. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote
I’m used to being surrounded by really smart 22-year-old students who have no problem saying that something I suggested is not a very good idea. Harold E. Varmus Read Quote