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• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC09 >> Says that palliative care and good pain control can give people additional months to live.

Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer 1997. Chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy to the head to prevent spread to the brain.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC09 >> A Macmillan nurse helped her by filling in forms to get the Disability Living Allowance.

Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer 1997. Chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy to the head to prevent spread to the brain.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 40-50 >> Interview LC10 >> A Macmillan nurse helped him obtain the Disability Living Allowance (higher rate) and a small grant towards expenses.

Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer 2002, left lobectomy (lobe of left lung removed), and thyroplasty implant (designed to treat disabilities associated with vocal cord paralysis) 2002.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC28 >> He obtained Disability Living Allowance (Mobility component) after an appeal to a tribunal.

Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000, followed by pneumonectomy (right lung removed) in April 2000.