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Age Group 41 - 50
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Interview 28
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Asserts that laughter helped him recover from his illness.
Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1987; orchidectomy. No secondary tumours, but radiotherapy 5 times a week for a month to prevent recurrence.
Cancer
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Testicular Cancer
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Age Group 41 - 50
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Interview 05
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Describes his friends' reaction to his diagnosis, which surprised him.
Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1997; orchidectomy. In 1998 lymph glands in abdomen and lungs appeared slightly larger than normal, so thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and bronchoscopy to look for secondary tumours; none were found. One chemotherapy treatment to prevent recurrence.
Cancer
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Testicular Cancer
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Age Group 31 - 40
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Interview 31
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Recalls that some of his friends avoided him after he was diagnosed.
Testicular cancer diagnosed in 1999, with secondary tumours in the abdomen. Orchidectomy and chemotherapy (3 cycles with 2 days in hospital and one week at home for each cycle).
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Testicular Cancer
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Age Group 31 - 40
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Interview 14
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Recalls that some people avoided him because they felt embarrassed.
Testicular cancer (teratoma) diagnosed in 1995; orchidectomy. Secondary tumours in liver, lungs and abdomen; 10 weeks chemotherapy; then a higher dose of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant; in 1997 recurrence of a secondary tumour in the neck, which was surgically removed.
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Testicular Cancer
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Age Group 51 - 55
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Interview 21
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Asserts that a joke 'lightens' the situation for him and reduces his friends'' embarrassment.
Testicular cancer diagnosed in 1997; orchidectomy. No evidence of secondary tumours; radiotherapy for two weeks to prevent recurrence.
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