Diagnosis Quotations

In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.

In all probability, when the 1919 series is over, a diagnosis of it will show that the final result was brought about by some unusual situation or freak happening that was given no consideration when the relative strength of the two clubs was considered.

Genius not only diagnoses the situation but supplies the answers.

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.

Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.

Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they're very likely to be wrong.

For me, the ability to use semiconductor sequencing to provide a medical diagnosis in just a few hours that once took days is a crucial step in saving the lives of patients. This is particularly significant for the treatment of sepsis, where every minute matters.

You hear the word 'cancer,' and you think it is a death sentence. In fact, the shock is the biggest thing about a diagnosis of cancer.

Early diagnosis is so important because the earlier a mental illness can be detected, diagnosed and treatment can begin, the better off that person can be for the rest of his or her life.

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.

Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice.

In total, I was diagnosed with depression by eight psychotherapists and psychiatrists over a period of thirteen years. Diagnosed wrong. Absolutely wrong. My accurate diagnosis was manic depression, or what we call bipolar disorder today.

After my cancer diagnosis, I really took my swimming to a new level.

If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.

The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, 'then' what do we do?

A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame.

Those weeks before diagnosis can be among the most torturous times. There is a reason you're called a patient once the plastic bracelet goes on.

For people who are afraid to talk about cancer, for people who are afraid to communicate with their loved ones about it, and for the people who want to pretend cancer doesn't exist, either delaying diagnosis or not getting regular checkups, the consequences can be fatal. Doing nothing about cancer will kill you.

This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.

If I'm racist, don't think I would have directed shows like 'The Parkers' and 'The Wayans Brothers' or worked 41 episodes with Victoria Rowell on 'Diagnosis: Murder.'

I want people who have received a diagnosis of Hepatitis C to know that they didn't just receive a death sentence. They do have options, even if the person who gave them their diagnosis isn't aware of all of them. The path they choose doesn't have to be one of desperation.

The wealth cure is looking at your life step by step - making a diagnosis and saying, 'Am I using money or is money using me?'

If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are doomed.

I'm not against high-tech medicine. It has a secure place in the diagnosis and treatment of serious disease.

What I quickly learned after my diagnosis is that the world of a cancer patient has many parts and a good deal of uncertainty.

We're still not sure whether CMI is due to a single disease or pathological process. But this study has identified an intriguing association between CMI risk and diagnosis of depression and anxiety disorders prior to military service.

He was raised without a proper diagnosis.

The disastrous history of our species indicates the futility of all attempts at a diagnosis which do not take into account the possibility that homo sapiens is a victim of one of evolution's countless mistakes.

I wouldn't overall say that The Diagnosis it's a funny book. I would say that it has comic moments. It's a modern tragedy.

This diagnosis is a reminder that this is the life you've got. And you're not getting another one. Whatever has happened, you have to take this life and treasure and protect it.

The primary reason for admission, obviously because this is what the analysis is based on, is drug-related. I believe a number of them do have dual diagnosis - they do have other mental health problems even though the main problem would be drug-related.

Maggie's are very excited about this event and delighted to know so many people are taking part to raise money to help build the first Maggie's Centre in London. We know those entered in this event have set themselves a hard challenge but their efforts will result in Maggie's being able to offer all those going through the challenge of a diagnosis of cancer.

Lots of bittersweet things have happened to me since Bruce's diagnosis in January. The bitterness is that there's nothing to hang on to. Your hope is to find an island before you run out of time.

She doesn't necessarily go with anything in the room, but she speaks to me. My friends from Tibet gave this to me just before I got a breast cancer diagnosis when I was writing the book.

Most people don't accept the diagnosis because, like Alzheimer's, you will keep going downhill.

Mr (Joseph) Estrada is complaining of fever and night chills and the preliminary diagnosis of the doctor is that he has an acute bronchitis. He's also been complaining of pain in his joints and legs.

Now we can make a better diagnosis, a quicker diagnosis, without having to bring the patient back, or order a different type of test to make the diagnosis such as a CT scan or MRI.

Perception plays a vital role in the diagnosis of bipolar illness. Symptoms are perceived through the categories of psychiatric medicine at a given moment in history, categories which are continually shifting and being named or renamed.

People who attend support groups who have been diagnosed with a life-challenging illness live on average twice as long after diagnosis as people who don't.

Based on the tests undertaken by the World Health Organization, the Health Ministry of Azerbaijan has confirmed the diagnosis of bird flu in the three people concerned.

I hate to do too much of a diagnosis without talking to everyone. I think there are some pitching needs. There were some positive steps at the end with the bullpen getting settled. But defending your own turf is a big issue. Winning at home and doing better at home are important things.

From nutrition, to health care, rehab, injury prevention, diagnosis ... we feel we are better equipped to deal with the health and fitness of our players. The testing today is all an aspect of raising the bar for their performance.

If it's positive, we want to get it done ASAP. The diagnosis looks like it's leaning toward sports hernia, and it should be confirmed (today). If that's the case we get him back to Montreal and have (the surgery) done.

If that's the case, the earlier we can do it after diagnosis the better.

He drives, he gardens, he sees friends and family. We're lucky he had early diagnosis and got early treatment to stave it off.

There is growing evidence across the nation that shows early diagnosis and treatment of patients dramatically improves their ability to survive a stroke and fully recover.

Today, 45 million Americans cannot afford a Cadillac health insurance policy with all the mandated benefits, ... However, they might be able to afford a more modest vehicle that would get them to their doctor's office for a diagnosis . . . and recommendations to improve their quality of life.

We made the diagnosis and the farmer went home with vaccines for his flock. So I like to think we did a very important thing.

Larry Kennedy would not have chosen to have ALS - none of us would. But he has accepted his diagnosis with grace and dignity and continued to live by faith.

I think if he had proper diagnosis and treatment, he'd still be alive.

Then I overdosed at 28, at which point I began to accept the bipolar diagnosis.

Who knows what the real situation is in cattle in the United States? And with people, we could be sitting on a time bomb, because the incubation period of this disease in humans can be up to 40 years. That's why a blood test is so important. We need to know the extent of the problem, we need to make sure that beef and the human blood supply are safe, and we need early diagnosis so that when scientists develop a therapy we can intervene before clinical symptoms appear--by then, it's too late.

We don't have a diagnosis at this time except for the stomach discomfort.

We know that childhood and adolescence are the most crucial times for environmental stimuli to affect breast cancer risk, but changes made during adulthood and even after diagnosis still have the potential to create positive changes in the body.

Even your religious friends do not want to hear about God during a medical diagnosis.

You can believe the diagnosis, not the prognosis.

Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description.

Doctors are our partners, and they need all the assistance we can give them to be sure we get the right diagnosis.

More than one skillful physician has said that if one asks the right questions, the patient will make the diagnosis for you in his or her own words.

I don't really know what's wrong with Jay Leno. I don't have the training to make a professional diagnosis.

We really don't have a diagnosis at this point in time. (Helton) was sick in Arizona (during spring training). It was more of upper respiratory (discomfort), but his stomach was upset too. We're really not calling it anything. That's why we're running tests on him.

This suggests the technology may be useful in early diagnosis and in tracking people over time.

This research is important because diagnosis of juvenile bipolar disorder is controversial - impulsivity, irritability and hyperactivity commonly occur in adolescents in general. If these symptoms all present concurrently, the challenge is to determine whether they are symptoms of bipolar disorder, or are simply a normal part of teenage development.

When discussing the rise and fall of empires, it is well to mark closely their rate of growth, avoiding the temptation to telescope time and discover too early signs of greatness in a state which we know will one day be great, or to predict too early the collapse of an empire which we know will one day cease to be. The life-span of empires cannot be plotted by events, only by careful diagnosis and ausculation--and as in medicine there is always room for error.

We thought it was just maybe he, something with his back or something that could be cured, something that he could you know just nurse for a while and then he'd be OK . He could go back to work. So it's pretty devastating to get such a diagnosis as ALS,

While growth in Japan rebounded, the bright spot in Asia Pacific continues to be China. The combination of a healthy economy and increasing diagnosis and treatment rates make China extremely attractive to multinational pharmaceutical companies. Many of them are expanding their presence in China now because they recognize the significant long-term business opportunities that market presents.

Tobacco use after cancer diagnosis has now become the elephant in the room, a huge issue in oncology that many in the field are ignoring.

We will carry out intensive rapid diagnosis of patients suspected of having the disease.

We find that NTEQ has really enabled our customers to concentrate on the patient rather than concentrating on trying to optimize the system. They can focus on the diagnosis at hand.

We think it's very important to make this diagnosis and protect the interests of children to save children's lives and this is why we feel so strongly about this technique.

I spent the first summer after my diagnosis creeping about in giant sun hats and tents, cursing the sun, staying inside as much as possible. Now I am beginning to think the most important thing is educated sun exposure, because the melanomas of today are not caused by today's sunbathing, but by our childhoods and early adolescence.

Prevention is very broad. It is not just prevention of cancer development, but includes advances in diagnosis and treatment that reduce suffering and mortality from the disease.

You should really filter information about diagnosis and treatment through your physician. The Internet can be a treasure-trove of information but you can't accept everything at face value.

This is not a surprise and people should not be prescribing them without an accurate diagnosis or a high clinical suspicion because they know that influenza is circulating in the community. The downside of that is the cost, creating resistance, adverse events and no effectiveness. It just doesn't work.

The WHO is saying that even if the laboratory diagnosis is not confirmed, these cases should be taken as seriously as if they were cholera.

This demonstrates that the diagnosis of cancer is a wake-up call to many patients, one which demands our support if we want to provide the best outcomes possible.

At first, the doctors were unable to diagnosis her. She also had three heart attacks back in December before she was finally diagnosed later in the month.

It is very important that patients and the public are informed of and understand the benefits of treatment and follow-up care for diabetes, as well as the risks of long term complications that will result without diagnosis and treatment.

Effective prophylaxis and treatment for infections caused by biological threat agents (BTA) rely upon early diagnosis and rapid initiation of therapy. However, most methods for identifying pathogens or infectious agents in body fluids and tissues required that the pathogen proliferate to detectable and dangerous levels, thereby delaying diagnosis and treatment.

It's best to have an injured ankle evaluated as soon as possible for proper diagnosis and treatment. If you can't see a foot and ankle surgeon or visit the emergency room right away, follow the RICE principle -- Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation -- until medical care is available.

It was good we could diagnose it as rapidly as possible. I know that even in advanced countries the diagnosis can be two weeks.

After three decades as an educationist, first as a teacher of children with learning difficulties, then as an educational psychologist and, latterly, as an academic who has reviewed the dyslexia literature, I have little confidence in my (or others') ability to offer a diagnosis of dyslexia,

A patient must have a terminal diagnosis to be admitted to such a facility.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established highly specific criteria for the diagnosis of Lyme disease: an acknowledged tick bite, the appearance of a bull's-eye rash, and, for those who don't live in a region where Lyme is common, laboratory evidence of infection.

I'm not prepared to say the diagnosis other than he tweaked his back. He had some stiffness.

I'm not prepared to say a diagnosis other than he tweaked his back and had some stiffness. I'm not trying to be evasive, but at the same time I don't want to say that there is something specific.

I'm living proof that early diagnosis and treatment can improve your chances of surviving oral, head and neck cancer.

If you fall on an icy spot and hurt your ankle, the best advice is to seek medical attention immediately. This aids in early diagnosis and proper treatment of the ankle injury and reduces the risk of further damage.

In our support group, six of us were married at the time of diagnosis and three are now divorced,

By making more people aware of lymphoma, Worldwide Lymphoma Awareness Day hopes to save lives by increasing early diagnosis and suitable treatment.

His influence and his work and his testimonial about the real world, especially war veterans, was instrumental in making sure (post-traumatic stress disorder) became an actual diagnosis in 1980.

Canine influenza is really the new kid on the block for vets to consider in the differential diagnosis for kennel cough.

I have clearly recorded this: for one can learn good lessons also from what has been tried but clearly has not succeeded, when it is clear why it has not succeeded.

Judging people for whom they love (a same sex partner) rather than by whom they harm, should in itself merit a psychiatric diagnosis.

I couldn't straighten my leg or bend it. It felt like I bumped knees at first, but the pain got more and more intense. Then I didn't try to get up. I don't really know what the diagnosis is, but I'm getting ready to go over and get some tests done.

The depersonalizati on of diagnosis and therapy has changed malpractice from an ethical into a technical problem.

I am a huge advocate of prescription drugs given wisely and for the right reasons and the right diagnosis and also psychotherapy.

I am concussed," I announced, entirely sure of my self-diagnosis.

I was diagnosed with an early, early stage of prostate cancer. I was almost a vegetarian then. I was heading that direction. What pushed me over the edge, was the doctor who did the diagnosis. He said in a discussion about prostate cancer that he had never seen a vegetarian with prostate cancer. And this is not a holistic doctor, this is a regular, mainstream doctor. And I was just blown away.

Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.