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Interview 24
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Had an operation to preserve her fertility by stapling her ovaries to her uterus, outside the radiotherapy treatment field; pregnancies were difficult
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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Interview 27
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Got pregnant accidentally after finishing treatment, her doctor arranged a termination but she miscarried before it happened, and realised that she di
While pregnant she discovered swellings on her neck, which were not investigated. Following delivery an ear ache led to a diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000, which was treated with chemotherapy.
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Interview 33
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Got pregnant after treatment ended so knows she's not infertile; was not ready to have a child and worried about any effects of chemotherapy on the fe
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.
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Interview 41
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Was treated when a teenager and never told that she might become infertile so was not anxious when later trying to get pregnant and produced three bea
Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 1976 after she developed a lump on her neck. Chemotherapy put her into remission. Afterwards she contracted shingles and needed skin grafts and hair transplants because of severe scabbing on her scalp.
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