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Aged 61-70
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Interview LC38
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Discusses his feelings about losing his hair during chemotherapy.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 2002, followed by chemotherapy between October 2002 and April 2003.
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC14
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Describes the severe side effects she suffered after she had radiotherapy to her chest and head at the same time.
Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 2001, treated with chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy to the head to prevent spread to the brain.
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC01
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Says that radiotherapy to her head made her hair fall out and that treatment made her feel very tired.
Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer April 2002, followed by chemotherapy, and then lobectomy. In October 2002 metastases in the brain, treated with radiotherapy (died in February 2003).
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 61-70
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Interview LC34
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She was very upset at first when she lost her hair during chemotherapy.
Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001. Lobectomy (two lobes of lung removed) in 2001, followed by chemotherapy, and radiotherapy (died in April 2003).
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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aged 71-81
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Doris - Interview 49
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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.
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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