Unlike other diseases, the vulnerability to cancer lies in ourselves. We always thought of disease as exogenous, but research into cancer has turned that idea on its head - as long as we live, grow, age, there will be cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee agecancerdisease share on social
We don't know why, but pancreatic cancer has a very interesting physiological link to depression. There seems to be a deep link, and we don't know what it is. Siddhartha Mukherjee cancerdeepdepression Change image and share on social
There's a rising cancer trend and, as I said, one of the major contributors is the overall ageing of the population - we aren't dying of other things, so we're dying of cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee agecancercontributor Change image and share on social
Nearly every one of the genes that turns out to be a key player in cancer has a vital role in the normal physiology of an organism. The genes that enable our brains and blood cells to develop are implicated in cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee bloodbraincancer share on social
What we do in the laboratory is we try to design drugs that will not just eradicate cancer cells but will eradicate their homes. Siddhartha Mukherjee cancercelldesign Change image and share on social
Postwar U.S. was the world's leader in science and technology. The investment in science research was staggering. Siddhartha Mukherjee investmentleaderpostwar Change image and share on social
Mary Lasker was an entrepreneur; she was a socialite. She was kind of a legendary networker. She became interested in saying, 'Well, you know, if these diseases don't have political support we'll never conquer them.' And she made, really, cancer her special cause. Siddhartha Mukherjee cancerconquerdisease share on social
The trick to my writing, it turned out, was doing so exclusively in bed. The minute I even dared to discipline myself and write at the desk, I produced mounds of nonsense. Yet, sitting in bed, I wrote easily, effortlessly, fluidly. I became the master of perfect indiscipline. Siddhartha Mukherjee beddaredesk share on social
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 curedenydoctor share on social
Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonize and self-doubt over patients. Siddhartha Mukherjee agonizedispassionatedoubt Change image and share on social
