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Breast Cancer in women
People's stories
Women 50 - 69
Interview 01
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy, Tamoxifen, Arimidex and drugs for secondary cancer.
Interview 02
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 05
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Diagnosed with breast cancer 1998, Ductal Carcinoma in-situ (DCIS). Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Interview 07
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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 ...
Interview 03
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. Had a lumpectomy and was given radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 11
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Diagnosed with breast cancer 1998, underwent a lumpectomy and was given Tamoxifen.
Interview 18
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. Underwent a mastectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 09
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. Underwent a mastectomy and was given chemotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 12
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Diagnosed with breast cancer (a malignant lump) 1999. Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen. In 2000 diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in - ...
Interview 16
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. Underwent a mastectomy and was given Tamoxifen and Zoladex.
Interview 20
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996. Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 21
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Diagnosed with breast cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) in 1995. Had a lumpectomy and was given radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 29
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Diagnosed with Paget's disease in 1998. Under went a mastectomy and reconstruction and was given chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Interview 30
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. Under went a mastectomy and was given radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Interview 32
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Had a lumpectomy and was given radiotherapy, chemotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 33
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. Underwent a lumpectomy and was given Intra-operative radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 34
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1983, underwent a mastectomy.
Interview 38
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. Underwent a mastectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 39
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, under went a mastectomy and reconstruction.
Interview 42
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Diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1997. Was given chemotherapy, a mastectomy with reconstruction, followed by radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.
Interview 43
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A malignant lump was found and she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1982, underwent a mastectomy and was given Tamoxifen. In 1996 another malignant ...
Interview 47
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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, under went a mastectomy.
Gillian - Interview 49
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Gillian was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, aged 51. She had a lumpectomy, radiotherapy, tamoxifen and Arimidex. In 2007 she was diagnosed with DCIS. ...
Ingrid - Interview 48
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Ingrid was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, aged 58. She had a mastectomy with immediate LD flap reconstruction. She also had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and ...
Janet - Interview 50
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Janet was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. She was told she’d need a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Janet chose to have chemotherapy before ...
Verite - Interview 51
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Verite was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, aged 54. She had a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and tamoxifen. She had severe side effects with tamoxifen and ...
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