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Interview 10
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Felt confident in the staff, her treatment was well organised, it wasn't stressful, traumatic or intrusive, and other people seemed more worried than
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.
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Interview 12
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Felt so shocked and numb that she couldn't take in everything the doctor was saying about the diagnosis, so initially feared the worst.
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.
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Interview 12
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Broke down in tears when she was given the first drug because it brought home the reality of the diagnosis.
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.
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Interview 22
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Both her parents were doctors and found it hard not being able to help her; her father suggested a second opinion because he didn't want to believe th
Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 2002 after finding a lump on her neck. Chemotherapy damaged her lungs but also put her in remission. She has just completed chemotherapy and radiotherapy for a recurrence.
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Interview 26
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Originally suspected of having pancreatic cancer, she was relieved when told she actually had lymphoma because she didn't realise that this was also a
Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2005 after an abdominal growth caused her discomfort. Other symptoms included a cyst on her neck and hot flushes. Treated with chemotherapy and rituximab. In remission.
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Interview 29
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Was told she had a 90% chance of cure but woke in the night worrying and found it calming to write about her fears. She realised she wasn't scared of
Was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1985 after finding a lump in her neck. Four sessions of chemotherapy put her in remission. She has been well ever since.
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Interview 33
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When told she might have Hodgkin's lymphoma and need chemotherapy she laughed in disbelief - the doctor told her off for not taking it seriously.
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 37
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When told her diagnosis she felt 'trapped behind a brick wall' unable to find a way through and was anxious to get home to explain it to her family.
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.
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Interview 41
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Was never told how potentially serious her illness was and the word 'cancer' was never mentioned. She felt this helped to give her a positive attitude
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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Interview 46
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He didn't want friends to know how serious his illness was because he didn't want to admit it to himself; he wanted them to treat him normally.
Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma grade 2B in 2001. His treatment consisted of six months of fortnightly sessions of chemotherapy, followed by five weeks of radiotherapy. In remission since 2002.
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