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• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 27 >> She wished her mother would cry on hearing the news but instead she pretended to be strong for her, probably because that's what she felt was needed.

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.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade) >> Interview 37 >> All her friends cried on hearing the news, which made her cry too; she didn't like being treated as if she needed wrapping in cotton wool.

She was diagnosed with a gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2001 after experiencing rapid weight loss and a bout of vomiting. A course of chemotherapy put her into remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade) >> Interview 42 >> It was very hard for her husband who probably didn't share her optimism that she would survive; he was offered no help in dealing with his feelings.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was diagnosed in 2001 after persistent itching and a cough. The tumour responded poorly to treatment and it took several chemotherapies, a stem cell transplant and radiotherapy to achieve remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade) >> Interview 39 >> 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.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade) >> Interview 11 >> His mother had been worried but showed a positive attitude, perhaps because she had had cancer herself and survived longer than expected.

Diagnosed with Mantle Cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2000 after a tonsillectomy. After initial chemotherapy locally, he was referred to London for high dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 12 >> Her 9-year-old thought that she wouldn't be able to collect him from school without hair; a younger child said it didn't matter.

Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease in 1998 after losing weight and finding a lump in her neck. Treatment was chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy to her chest, which put her into remission.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade) >> Interview 32 >> His daughter was OK about his illness until she learned that cancer could kill, after which he could do no wrong in her eyes and she vented her feelin

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 1996 after developing swellings in his neck and face. Treatment: chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a stem cell autograph. Two recurrences. Treatment included an allogenic bone marrow 'mini transplant'.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade) >> Interview 10 >> Her daughter was matter-of-fact about the diagnosis but her son kept phoning to check that she was OK; she was glad when he calmed down as she didn't

Diagnosed with low grade follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2001 following a biopsy of a lesion in her eye. Treatment was radiotherapy to the eye for 6 weeks. Two years later an enlarged lymph node was removed from her groin.

• Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade) >> Interview 37 >> Her sons were frightened and stayed away from home just when she wanted them around her, but things improved once they saw she was getting better.

She was diagnosed with a gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2001 after experiencing rapid weight loss and a bout of vomiting. A course of chemotherapy put her into remission.