Margaret Cuomo Quotes

Margaret Cuomo

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : March 29, 1955

More than 40 years after the war on cancer was declared by President Richard Nixon in 1971, we are not much closer to preventing the disease. The National Cancer Institute has spent some $90 billion on research and treatment during that time. When have Americans ever waged such a long, drawn-out and costly war, with no end in sight?

Margaret Cuomo

The system designed to study, diagnose and treat cancer in the United States is broken, and it is in urgent need of reform.

Margaret Cuomo

Prevention of cancer should be a national goal.

Margaret Cuomo

Government leaders, researchers, physicians, the pharmaceutical industry, cancer advocates, and many other stakeholders all have a key role in promoting a safer, healthier environment, better nutrition, increased physical activity, and a new emphasis on prevention in cancer research.

Margaret Cuomo