A breast cancer might turn out to have a close resemblance to a gastric cancer. And this kind of reorganization of cancer in terms of its internal genetic anatomy has really changed the way we treat and approach cancer in general. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
When you immerse yourself in medicine you realise that hope is not absolute. It’s not that simple. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
I’m human, we all are – all doctors are – and grieving is a natural part of medicine. As a doctor, grieving is a natural part of medicine. If you deny that, again, you’d get into this trap of curing and victory. I think grief is very important. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
Postwar U.S. was the world’s leader in science and technology. The investment in science research was staggering. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
We may have to learn to live with cancer rather than die of it. It means a big change in our mindset and how we do research. We haven’t quite reached there yet. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonize and self-doubt over patients. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
It turns out that the very genes that turn on in cancer cells perform vital functions in normal cells. In other words, the very genes that allow our embryos to grow or our brains to grow, our bodies to grow, if you mutate them, if you distort them, then you unleash cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
Most discoveries even today are a combination of serendipity and of searching. Siddhartha Mukherjee Read Quote
