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Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1988 after night sweats and a lump in his neck, treated with radiotherapy. Recurrence treated with chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant. In remission.

Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 23 >> Banked his sperm before starting treatment that made him permanently infertile; 13 years later he and his wife plan to have a second child by artifici

Diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1992 after finding a lump in his armpit. Treated with surgery and radiotherapy. Recurrence treated with chemotherapy and autologous and allogenic stem cell transplants. In remission.

Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Hodgkin's Lymphoma >> Interview 46 >> Felt his consultant had rushed him off to bank his sperm after their first meeting about treatment; he felt unprepared and wanted to know more about w

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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