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Lung Cancer - Signs, symptoms and delay in diagnosis
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Diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2003 (later confirmed as small cell), followed by chemotherapy May-August 2003, and is waiting to start radiotherapy.

Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC27 >> He values the time that the nurse spends with him at the support group.

Lung cancer diagnosed in 1999. Left lobectomy (lobe of lung removed) in April 2002. Recurrence detected in lymph nodes in 2002, treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy (died June 2003).

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