Dr. Runowicz Quotations

We need much more effective physician-patient communication to educate the public on screening and early detection and when to have the tests.

This year, for the first time, there was a drop in the reported number of actual cancer deaths in the U.S.. Although we are winning the 'war on cancer,' there is a remarkable opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of lives and to reduce suffering from this disease with lifestyle changes and an increased use of proven screening strategies.

We didn't know if we'd see the benefits in a trial of women at high risk. And in fact, it does hold out.

Think about breast cancer. It can take seven years for breast cells to go from pre-cancerous to cancer, to a cancer that's palpable. So these results may simply be too early.

It was a very difficult diet to follow.

I know from being a doctor and being a patient, when you hear the words 'You have cancer,' your whole world turns upside down. Your mind starts racing that you have to get to treatment the very next instant. You have time to catch your breath and realize you need to seek out additional options.