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Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2003 following tiredness and weight loss. Treated with various chemotherapies. Consistently low blood cell counts led to a splenectomy, resulting in remission.

Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 24 >> Her doctors didn't explain properly how much her tumours had shrunk with each treatment, causing her unnecessary anxiety.

Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1984, which relapsed in 1996, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2004. Treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, rituximab and autologous stem cell transplant. In remission.

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