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"You can keep cutting the leaves off the weed, but the weed will regrow. But if you cut the tap roots, the leaves will wither away. Killing the cancer stem cells is equivalent to killing the root of the weed."
- Canadian researcher John Dick, on the need to focus on "bad stem cells" to fight colon cancer
"Exotic diseases na multidisciplinary ang nature ng manifestations … were referred to internists or diagnosticians. Those were the glory days. Now, wala na."-Dr. Antonio Miguel Dans, chief, section of adult medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, on the dwindling number of general internists
"I think evidence-based medicine is the way to go. It's part of the quality-improvement culture."
-Dr. Oscar Naidas, chair, department of medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center, on how general internists could keep up with what's going on in other specialties
"If you have the drive to accomplish things, you'll do great. You will be compensated in the end. Yun nga lang, hindi ganoon kabilis."
-Dr. Leilani Apostol-Nicodemus, member of the board, Foundation of Family Medicine Educators, on the need for dedicated family phyisicans
"Cancer is not in the consciousness of our national leaders, hence no government body nor big funding organization or corporation is committed to elevate advocacy."
-Kara Alikpala, broadcast journalist and breast-cancer survivor turned advocate, on the state of cancer advocacy in the country
"Business can help fill in the gaps in the health-delivery system but no one is big enough. Achieving the [millennium development goals] involves bringing as many partners to the table who are willing and able to help."
-Edgar Chua, trustee, Philippine Business for Social Progress, during the joint annual convention of the Philippine College of Chest Physicians and Philippine Coalition against Tuberculosis, 2006
"Inroads have been made to move the national pain-control agenda forward. However, progress in terms of raising general awareness has not been significant enough to make a dent in the still-widespread burden of uncontrolled pain in the Philippines."
-Health secretary Francisco Duque iii, keynoting the first congress of the Association of Southeast Asian Pain Societies, December 2006
"Our [family medicine] graduates are leaving as doctors, not as nurses, because they are recruited by Singapore and Australia. It's so frustrating. We're training them to practice in the Philippines and then they leave.... We need to look into how to curb [their leaving] and how to protect them while they're here."
-Dr. Zorayda Leopando, past president, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians
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