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Less than 2 years since diagnosis
Interview OV08  

Interview OV08

Age at Interview: 59
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 59
Background: Professional artist and teacher; married, 2 adult children.
Brief outline:Ovarian cancer diagnosed in 2002 as a result of an abnormal cervical smear test. Treated by surgical removal of ovaries and womb followed by chemotherapy.


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She discussed a genetic cause with her family and decided against being tested for a faulty gene.

 



I did think about whether to see whether I'd got a gene that, you know, my daughter may have inherited. And I talked to my sister who has had breast cancer, and we talked about it together and apparently her daughter had talked to her and said that she hadn't wanted to have any tests, you know, to see whether she'd got this gene. I haven't asked my daughter but I've actually decided to put it on hold and maybe think about it later. She's an intelligent girl and I think that she's probably already read that you can have genetic testing and so we've put it on hold, I've put it on hold and I'm sure she has mentally.
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