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Interview 45
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Imagined that his body was a desert island being destroyed by aliens; chemotherapy treatments were bombs that killed the aliens but allowed the plants
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.
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Interview 01
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Imagined himself travelling through his blood vessels and killing the bad cells.
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.
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