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Hodgkin's Disease diagnosed in 1980 following vomiting, cough and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Surgery to remove swollen lymph nodes, followed by chemotherapy. In remission.

Cancer >> Lymphoma >> Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (high grade) >> Interview 37 >> Chemotherapy gave her mouth ulcers and she lost her senses of taste and smell; food tasted bland so she wanted to eat tasty food but spicy dishes made

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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