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• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 50 - 69 >> Ingrid - Interview 48 >> Ingrid delayed going for breast screening and found it difficult to re-arrange her appointment. When she found a lump, though, she saw her GP straight

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 Arimidex. During chemotherapy, Ingrid had a bi-lateral pulmonary embolism.

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• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Breast Cancer in women

Publication date:  December 2001    Last updated: June 2010

Review date: June 2012

 

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and occurs in rare cases in men. We interviewed 53 people about their experiences of breast cancer. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

 

See also... Breast screening and Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

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• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Signs and symptoms >> Signs and symptoms

Signs and symptoms of breast cancer

• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> How it affects you >> How it affects you

How breast cancer affects you