When You Immerse Yourself In Medicine You

One Swallow Is A Coincidence, But Two Swallows Make Summer.

I Wanted To Explore Cancer Not Just Biologically, But Metaphorically. The Idea That Tuberculosis In The 19th Century Possessed The Same Kind Of Frightening And Decaying Quality Was Very Interesting To Me, And It Seemed That One Could Explore The Idea That Every Age Defined Its Own Illness.

There Is A Very Moving And Ancient Connection Between Cancer And Depression.

There Is A Duality In Recognising What An Incredible Disease It Is - In Terms Of Its Origin, That It Emerges Out Of A Normal Cell. It's A Reminder Of What A Wonderful Thing A Normal Cell Is. In A Very Cold, Scientific Sense, I Think A Cancer Cell Is A Kind Of Biological Marvel.

Down To Their Innate Molecular Core, Cancer Cells Are Hyperactive, Survival-endowed, Scrappy, Fecund, Inventive Copies Of Ourselves.