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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 33 >> Felt guilty that she had survived; used to tell people she met that she had had Hodgkin's lymphoma, but 13 years on it is no longer the most important

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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