There are three great themes in science in the twentieth century : the atom, the computer, and the gene.

Tobacco, UV rays, viruses, heredity, and age are the main causes of cancer.

Following graduation from Amherst, a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship enabled me to test the depth of my interest in literary scholarship by beginning graduate studies at Harvard University.

I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered.

I begin with the premise that behavior is an incredibly important element in medicine. Peoples habits, their willingness to quit smoking, their willingness to take steps to avoid transmission of HIV, are all behavioral questions.

In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise.

I keep encouraging the pharmaceutical companies to put more money into R&D.