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Interview 07  

Interview 07

Age at Interview: 59
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 56
Background: .
Brief outline:Diagnosed with breast cancer 1998, Ductal Carcinoma in-situ. Underwent a lumpectomy and Radiotherapy. In 2000 found 2 malignant lumps and had a mastectomy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen. In 2001 chemotherapy was given.


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Raises the issue of further research into the causes of breast cancer and the interests of different groups.

 



Causes and prevention - not nearly enough research is being done on those.

Causes, you know, don't tell me you know, smoking and genetics, I mean the genetic thing is only you know, eight to ten per cent susceptibility, it doesn't give you cancer. And I think it's monstrous that more research is not being done.

And one of the reasons is the research into the treatments are funded by pharmaceutical companies who can make a very large profit out of it. And they need to look at their ethics, they really need to look.

I just wonder how many people on the boards of directors have relatives or friends who've died from cancer. I mean that should tell them, you know for the next generation, we need to know. And so people can make choices about lifestyles as well.

And that is another thing that, it's not often you can get help in that; looking at nutrition; looking at exercise, you know; how we live in a vastly polluted environment now.

And there are organisations who are politically involved.
Jenni Murray - Breast Cancer
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