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• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 40-50 >> Interview LC10 >> Describes his bronchoscopy, via the throat, which was painless, and which he found fascinating.

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 61-70 >> Interview LC27 >> He was very depressed after receiving the diagnosis and he lacked information.

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).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC28 >> He got all the information he needed via the nurses, who were 'brilliant'.

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

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC07 >> He had plenty of information from doctors and nurses and thought any more information would be 'overload'.

Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer May 2002, followed by chemotherapy June-September 2002, and by radiotherapy from outside the chest to the lung October 2002.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC43 >> Discusses his pain control and nursing care after his extra-pleural pneumonectomy.

Diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2003, followed by left extra-pleural pneumonectomy (left lung removed, together with chest lining, diaphragm, and lining round the heart, and replaced with Gore-Tex).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 40-50 >> Interview LC12 >> 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 >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC02 >> Describes his post-operative recovery at home; the district nurse removed the stitches.

Diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer August 2000, followed by chemotherapy, then right pneumonectomy (right lung removed) in December 2000.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 71-81 >> Interview LC39 >> Describes what it was like in the simulator before the radiotherapy.

Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer October 2000, followed by radiotherapy from outside the chest to the lung. In 2002 developed pain in the back, treated with radiotherapy.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC44 >> His GP has been supportive, the nurses caring and kind, and he found communication with doctors good.

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 51-60 >> Interview LC22 >> Says doctors have a hard job telling people they are going to die and that the doctors and nurses were excellent.

Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001, followed by radiotherapy from outside the chest to the lung.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC27 >> He had difficulty in communicating with a 'foreign' nurse when he needed more morphine for his pain.

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).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC43 >> He received plenty of information until he left hospital but now feels a bit isolated.

Diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2003, followed by left extra-pleural pneumonectomy (left lung removed, together with chest lining, diaphragm, and lining round the heart, and replaced with Gore-Tex).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC19 >> Explains how the district nurses provided practical support after his operation.

Diagnosed with cancer of the right bronchus in 1999, followed by pneumonectomy (right lung removed).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 71-81 >> Interview LC40 >> Explains that she did not want a nurse to call because she wanted to forget she had had cancer.

Diagnosed with lung cancer in 1979, followed by right pneumonectomy (right lung removed).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC28 >> He was upset that he was treated in an unusually sympathetic manner before he knew the diagnosis.

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

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 71-81 >> Interview LC39 >> After she received the diagnosis her 'cancer nurse' explained her treatment and offered support.

Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer October 2000, followed by radiotherapy from outside the chest to the lung. In 2002 developed pain in the back, treated with radiotherapy.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 71-81 >> Interview LC36 >> He describes the support and reassurance offered to him by his 'cancer nurse'.

Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in January 2003, followed by radiotherapy from outside the chest to the lung (CHART).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC14 >> Describes the support she received from her lung cancer specialist nurse and the nurses who ran the chemotherapy ward.

Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 2001, treated with chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy to the head to prevent spread to the brain.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC20 >> She recalls the comfort and support she received from a Macmillan nurse when she was in hospital.

Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 1995; own stem cells removed (with bone marrow), then chemotherapy, and radiotherapy to the lung, then stem cells replaced.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC32 >> He recalls a night when good bedside nursing helped to relieve his respiratory distress.

Lung cancer diagnosed in February 2002 followed by left pneumonectomy (left lung removed).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC38 >> He couldn't fault the attitude or attendance of the nurses and that he liked having a 'particular' nurse.

Diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 2002, followed by chemotherapy between October 2002 and April 2003.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> aged 40-50 >> Interview LC12 >> Comments that a named nurse may be a good idea in principle but does not work in practice.

Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 2002. Left lobectomy (lobe of left lung removed) in 2002.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC38 >> Comments that after his operation the nurses did not have enough time to give him all the attention he needed.

Diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 2002, followed by chemotherapy between October 2002 and April 2003.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC27 >> 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).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC01 >> Says that it 'shook' her when a 'palliative' care nurse called at her home, but that the nurse has been helpful.

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 >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC37 >> She felt upset and shocked when the nurse from the local hospice wanted to introduce her to it.

Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2002, followed by cryosurgery in December 2002 and in 2003, and then treated with radiotherapy from outside the chest to the lung.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC30 >> She encouraged a nurse to set up a support group which has been a great success.

Diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2000, followed by lobectomy (removal of a lobe of the left lung).

• 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).

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview LC14 >> Tells others to look for the best treatment, to ask questions, and to search for information.

Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 2001, treated with chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy to the head to prevent spread to the brain.

• Cancer >> Lung Cancer >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview LC27 >> Says it is important to join a support group and to talk to others who have had lung cancer.

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).