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Interview 05
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Was annoyed when he discovered that a locum GP he had seen first had falsely reassured him that nothing was wrong.
Hodgkin's Disease diagnosed in 2004 treated with chemotherapy (ABVD). In remission.
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Interview 21
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Was angry at having relapsed and wondered whether he could have been given stronger treatment the first time around that would have better prevented a
Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1988 after night sweats and a lump in his neck, treated with radiotherapy. Recurrence treated with chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant. In remission.
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Interview 23
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His consultant was insensitive in making light of his planned stem cell transplant which for him was a major life-changing event.
Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1992 after finding a lump in his armpit. Treated with surgery and radiotherapy. Recurrence treated with chemotherapy and autologous and allogenic stem cell transplants. In remission.
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 39
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Her parents were shocked, and her sister angry, to learn that she had lymphoma having had breast cancer earlier; she kept her poor prognosis from her
Mantle Cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was diagnosed in 1999 after she found a lump in her thigh. She was treated with chemotherapy and rituximab. She is in remission.
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Interview 21
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Personality changes damaged his marriage but he couldn't see it at the time; he was too proud to accept counselling and his marriage broke up.
Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1988 after night sweats and a lump in his neck, treated with radiotherapy. Recurrence treated with chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant. In remission.
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