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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 18
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Had a severe allergic reaction to the first infusion of rituximab so it was stopped and restarted later and infused over 13 hours instead of 4-5 hours
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 1998 after shoulder pain and finding a lump. Two years of watchful waiting then three bouts of drug treatment, with short remissions in between. Now in longer remission after receiving radiolabelled monoclonal antibody.
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 18
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His suitability for having Zevalin was assessed, he had two treatments with rituximab before the Zevalin itself; he describes how he felt.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 1998 after shoulder pain and finding a lump. Two years of watchful waiting then three bouts of drug treatment, with short remissions in between. Now in longer remission after receiving radiolabelled monoclonal antibody.
Cancer
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 26
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Could be given rituximab as first line treatment before it was generally available because she had all her treatment privately.
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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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 39
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Had no side effects from rituximab and said that it was much easier to tolerate than chemotherapy.
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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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade)
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Interview 30
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Had first line treatment of rituximab with CHOP chemotherapy because it was available earlier in Scotland where he lived.
Was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2003 after 2-3 years of occasional abdominal pain. Treated with CHOP chemotherapy and rituximab. In remission but suffers from lymphoedema.
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Lymphoma
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade)
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Interview 17
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Describes what it was like to have CHOP chemotherapy and the first slow infusion of rituximab.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in his spine diagnosed in 2004 after severe back pain. Had surgery to remove the tumour and reconstruct his spine. CHOP chemotherapy and rituximab put him into remission.
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Lymphoma
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 16
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Had to be treated with Zevalin in a different hospital; explains how it was given, how he felt afterwards and the precautions he had to take.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 1997 after finding a lump in his neck. 'Watch and wait' policy adopted. Later treated with various chemotherapies, a stem cell transplant, and a radiolabelled monoclonal antibody. Now offered a cord blood transplant.
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 38
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Felt faint during her first rituximab infusion so it was stopped and restarted when she had recovered and given much more slowly.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 2005 following diarrhoea and swollen lymph glands in her neck. Treated with chemotherapy and rituximab. A new tumour was discovered immediately after being told she was in remission.
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (low grade)
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Interview 38
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Compares consultants at two different hospitals: one didn't allow her to finish her questions and misled her about a clinical trial, the other communi
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 2005 following diarrhoea and swollen lymph glands in her neck. Treated with chemotherapy and rituximab. A new tumour was discovered immediately after being told she was in remission.
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