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• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade) >> Interview 45 >> For him a central line was a Godsend because it made things easier.

Diagnosed 1996 with stage IV Burkitt's lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He received chemotherapy as an inpatient for five months, followed by 15 sessions of radiotherapy.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 19 >> Describes how a central line was inserted near her collar bone under a local anaesthetic and later removed.

Hodgkins Disease diagnosed in 2004 after finding a lump in her neck. Eight cycles of ABVD chemotherapy put her into remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 33 >> Found it hard to motivate herself for her last chemotherapy, then had to endure a difficult and painful removal of her central line; she was tired of

Hodgkin's lymphoma was diagnosed in 1993 after she noticed swollen glands in her neck following an infection she contracted while travelling abroad. Twelve sessions of chemotherapy put her into remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade) >> Interview 28 >> His central line was replaced when it became infected a month before his stem cell transplant.

Was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1993 after finding an abdominal lump. He had chemotherapy and interferon, followed by a stem cell transplant for a recurrence. In remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 19 >> Wonders whether her central line should have been changed earlier because she had seven infections in six months.

Hodgkins Disease diagnosed in 2004 after finding a lump in her neck. Eight cycles of ABVD chemotherapy put her into remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 19 >> Felt defeminised by treatment: she lost weight, all her hair, her periods stopped and she had a central line in her chest, but she and her partner kne

Hodgkins Disease diagnosed in 2004 after finding a lump in her neck. Eight cycles of ABVD chemotherapy put her into remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 47 >> Had a large scar where the skin had torn around where his central line had been inserted, and scars on his arms where chemotherapy had been delivered

Diagnosed in 2001 with Stage II, Hodgkin's lymphoma. He had six blocks of chemotherapy over six months. He had a Hickman line and went into hospital twice a month to get his treatment. In remission since 2002.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 14 >> Hated having a central line hanging out of her 'boob' and had difficulties finding a bra to protect it and support its weight.

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 >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade) >> Interview 15 >> Had been taught how to clean her own Hickman line but when a nurse did it she did it sloppily.

Low and high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Treatments included surgery, watch & wait, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant. Complications of anaemia, pleural effusions, repeated infections and an allergic reaction. In remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 14 >> Can't imagine forming a close relationship after going through such a major crisis alone; feels unattractive and associates her body with illness not

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.