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Colorectal Cancer
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Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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Radiotherapy
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Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy
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Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 05
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Describes the burns he developed from radiotherapy and how he dealt with them.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1996, under went surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 05
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Describes the burns he developed from radiotherapy and how he dealt with them.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1996, under went surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 07
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Explains his feelings at having been left impotent by radiotherapy.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1996, recieved radiotherapy, surgery, temporary colostomy. Permanent colostomy 4 years after initial treatment.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 07
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Explains his feelings at having been left impotent by radiotherapy.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1996, recieved radiotherapy, surgery, temporary colostomy. Permanent colostomy 4 years after initial treatment.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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Less than 3 years since diagnosis
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Interview 14
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Explains how knowing the risks of radiotherapy led him to choose surgery instead.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer and secondary cancer of the liver 1999. Under went surgery, temporary ileostomy, chemotherapy, and radio frequency ablation.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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Less than 3 years since diagnosis
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Interview 14
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Explains how knowing the risks of radiotherapy led him to choose surgery instead.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer and secondary cancer of the liver 1999. Under went surgery, temporary ileostomy, chemotherapy, and radio frequency ablation.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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More than 5 years
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Interview 16
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Describes how his side effects became progressively worse over the course of 6 sessions.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1994. Received radiotherapy, surgery, and temporary colostomy.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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More than 5 years
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Interview 16
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Describes how his side effects became progressively worse over the course of 6 sessions.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1994. Received radiotherapy, surgery, and temporary colostomy.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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Less than 3 years since diagnosis
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Interview 17
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Maintains that people have the right to know about the possible side effects of radiotherapy.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1999. Received radiotherapy, surgery, and temporary colostomy.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 20
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Describes how radiotherapy burned her vagina and how she coped with this.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1998. Permanent colostomy, radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy to remove primary tumour.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 20
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Describes how radiotherapy burned her vagina and how she coped with this.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1998. Permanent colostomy, radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy to remove primary tumour.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 38
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Wishes he'd had surgery rather than radiotherapy in the first instance.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1997. Received radiotherapy, surgery and a permanent colostomy.
Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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3 - 5 years since diagnosis
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Interview 38
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Wishes he'd had surgery rather than radiotherapy in the first instance.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 1997. Received radiotherapy, surgery and a permanent colostomy.
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