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Age 31-38
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Interview CC06
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She wasn't aware that smoking is a risk factor for cervical cancer when she was diagnosed ten years ago.
Diagnosed with cervical cancer (Stage1B) in 1991. External Radiotherapy (30 sessions), followed by Internal Radiotherapy. Radical hysterectomy after radiotherapy. Both ovaries and some lymph nodes removed.
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Cervical Cancer
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Age 39-44
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Interview CC07
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Having a cancer which has sexual connotations can be difficult to deal with.
Diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1994. Wertheim's hysterectomy. Both ovaries and some lymph nodes removed.
Cancer
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Cervical Cancer
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Age 31-38
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Interview CC10
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She stresses that anybody can get cervical cancer.
Diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1997. Colposcopy and laser treatment given initially. From Cone Biopsy initial diagnosis stage 1A1. Six months after treatment, test results re-examined which showed stage of tumour more developed than first thought. Wertheim's hysterectomy. Ovaries not removed.
Cancer
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Cervical Cancer
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Age 39-44
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Interview CC13
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She questions whether she had contracted the human papilloma virus many years before she developed cervical cancer.
Diagnosed with cervical cancer (Stage 1B) in 2000. Wertheim's hysterectomy. Both ovaries and some lymph nodes removed. External Radiotherapy (30 sessions), six weeks after her hysterectomy because cancer cells were found in one lymph node.
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Cervical Cancer
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Age 30 & under
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Interview CC14
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She couldn't identify any known cause for why she developed cervical cancer.
Diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer and given a poor chance of survival in 1992. External Radiotherapy followed by Internal Radiotherapy.
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Cervical Cancer
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Ideas about causes of cervical cancer
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Ideas about causes of cervical cancer
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