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• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 65-70 >> Hilary - Interview 10 >> Hilary had a biopsy on three different occasions but didn’t mind. The staff were friendly and apologetic every time.

Hilary was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 66. She had a mastectomy and immediate LD flap reconstruction. She was awaiting further surgery to match both breasts.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Pam - Interview 17 >> Pam said all the staff at the hospital were helpful and that the procedure was efficient. Staff were also happy to set appointments at the time that s

Pam was diagnosed with DCIS in 2005, aged 53. Her mother had also had DCIS and, because of this, Pam had already heard and read about it. Pam had a wide local excision and radiotherapy, and is taking tamoxifen for five years.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 65-70 >> Shirley - Interview 22 >> Radiotherapy was much easier than Shirley had expected. Parking at the hospital was the most difficult aspect of it. She had very few side effects.

Shirley was diagnosed with DCIS in 2006, aged 70. She had a wide local excision and radiotherapy, and also took part in a clinical trial.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Elizabeth - Interview 21 >> Elizabeth, a nurse, worked throughout her three weeks of radiotherapy. She found it tiring but ate as healthily as she could and drank lots of water.

Elizabeth had a wide local excision, radiotherapy and is taking tamoxifen for five years. Work helped her to stay positive and focussed throughout.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Felicity - Interview 23 >> Felicity found radiotherapy tiring, physically and emotionally, because she had two children to care for as well. She found radiotherapy impersonal be

Felicity was diagnosed with DCIS, aged 41, after being referred to a breast clinic because of breast pain. She had two excision operations, a mastectomy and radiotherapy.