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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC05
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Describes what happened when he had his lobectomy.
Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer October 1997, lobectomy (removal of a lobe of lung), then chemotherapy January 1998 - June 1998, followed by radiotherapy to head to prevent spread to brain.
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Lung Cancer
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aged 40-50
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Interview LC12
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Describes what happened in the ward and operating theatre before his lobectomy.
Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 2002. Left lobectomy (lobe of left lung removed) in 2002.
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC30
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Her epidural had to be stopped because her blood pressure dropped, which left her in pain.
Diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2000, followed by lobectomy (removal of a lobe of the left lung).
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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aged 40-50
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Interview LC12
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Describes what it was like to have a drain removed after his lobectomy.
Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 2002. Left lobectomy (lobe of left lung removed) in 2002.
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC15
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Describes the pain, worry, breathing difficulties and numbness around the scar that he experienced after his lobectomy.
Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 1989, followed by lobectomy (removal of lobe of left lung).
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC01
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Describes the terrible constipation after her lobectomy.
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 51-60
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Interview LC33
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Ever since his lobectomy he becomes breathless very easily.
Non-small cell lung cancer diagnosed in 2000 followed by lobectomy (lower lobes of right lung removed) October 2000, then radiotherapy from outside the chest to lung in 2001.
Cancer
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 51-60
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Interview LC33
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He developed a chest infection after his lobectomy.
Non-small cell lung cancer diagnosed in 2000 followed by lobectomy (lower lobes of right lung removed) October 2000, then radiotherapy from outside the chest to lung in 2001.
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Lung Cancer
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aged 40-50
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Interview LC10
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Explains why he had to have a thyroplasty operation after his lobectomy.
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.
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Lung Cancer
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Aged 61-70
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Interview LC27
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Comments that he did not get much sympathy from the doctors and nurses after his lobectomy.
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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