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How breast cancer affects you

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• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 50 - 69 >> Interview 01 >> Describes the symptoms that lead to the discovery that the cancer had spread to her bones.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy, Tamoxifen, Arimidex and drugs for secondary cancer.

• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 50 - 69 >> Interview 02 >> Describes switching off from the news of her diagnosis.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Had a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.

• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 30 - 49 >> Interview 13 >> Describes the shock she felt about having a mastectomy.

Diagnosed with breast cancer 1999. Underwent a mastectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Arimidex.

• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women Under 30 >> Interview 15 >> Describes her thoughts and feelings when diagnosed with cancer.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. Had a bilateral mastectomy and was given chemotherapy, radiotherapy, drugs for secondary cancer. Died in June 2001.

• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 50 - 69 >> Janet - Interview 50 >> Janet had always feared getting breast cancer. Her daughter felt the lump and advised her to see her GP.

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 surgery and was able to have a lumpectomy instead. She also had tamoxifen and Femara.

• Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 50 - 69 >> Gillian - Interview 49 >> Gillian never thought she’d get cancer in the same place again. This time she had DCIS.

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. She had a mastectomy and immediate LD flap reconstruction, and chemotherapy.