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Doris - Interview 49  

Doris - Interview 49

Age at Interview: 80
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 80
Background: Doris is a retired care assistant. She is married with two children (aged 57 and 55), 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Brief outline:Doris developed a cough and went to the doctor. A scan revealed a shadow on both her lungs, which turned out to be adenocarcinoma. She had part of her right lung removed by video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and has been taking Gefitinib.

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Doris is taking a three month course of gefitinib. She takes tablets every morning. Apart from losing a little hair she has not had side effects.

 



And what has it been like taking the tablets?

 
Quite alright, I take them at quarter to seven every morning at the same time well, within a few minutes of each other. But I take them regular and there's nothing to 'em. And I've had no side effects, no side effects whatsoever. No sickness, no nothing. So I've been one of the lucky ones I suppose. Yeah.
 
How many tablets do you take?
 
Only one day, yes.
 
And there have been no side effects?
 
No side effects whatsoever. I have lost a little bit of hair, but that's don't bother me at all. So…

 
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