Mathew Knowles Quotes

Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

Cancer is an emotional disease.

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 13 and it was something we weren't really aware of as a family.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004.

Breast cancer is scary and no one understands that like another woman who has gone through it too.

Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.

That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.

Since the fright of breast cancer hit our family, I have been surprised by how many people are dealing with breast cancer in their own family or with a loved one. One friend bluntly told me that she has been through it with her sister, her mom, and her grandmother, and all are healthy and mentally stronger because of the disease.

I know there will be X amount of women being diagnosed. I love to say, You can get through it. You can.

You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I wanted to kill him.

You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future.

There are lots of dimensions to being a cancer patient. The overwhelming one is that it takes over your life.

I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.

Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I'd rather not belong to.

Both of my grandmothers were diagnosed with breast cancer - one is a survivor and one passed away.

When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.

In 2002, my daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of colon cancer. And it was such a shock, a surprise to us.

MS is terrible for anybody, and all of the stories are important.

In 2007, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

I have experienced firsthand the tremendous impact breast cancer has on the women who fight it and the loved ones who support them. This is a disease that catches you unaware and, without the right resources, leaves you feeling frightened and alone.

I knew I heard the doctor correctly. I didn't think he said something else, I didn't think for a second, 'Well maybe he didn't say it.' No, I knew I heard him! But I still couldn't comprehend... in my mind... in my soul... he just said, 'cancer.'

I had seen cancer at a more cellular level as a researcher. The first time I entered the cancer ward, my first instinct was to withdraw from what was going on - the complexity, the death. It was a very bleak time.

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

You hear about people your whole life, 'So-and-so has cancer,' and you're like, 'Wow, that's too bad,' and then most people tend to go about their day. But when someone tells you that it's your father or it's your family, that doesn't tend to go away.

My family and friends were definitely the key to my recovery. One thing that I do suggest is that anyone dealing with a life-threatening illness like cancer choose a point person for people to call to find out how you are doing - a sister, brother, mother, father, daughter, son, or close friend.