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• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Di - Interview 32 >> Talking to a counsellor and a woman who’d had an LD flap reconstruction helped Di think more positively about reconstruction. She had less scarring th

Di was diagnosed with DCIS in 2003 after her first routine mammogram. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction six months after diagnosis.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 65-70 >> Hilary - Interview 10 >> Hilary is happy with her new breast. She plans to have nipple reconstruction, and surgery on the healthy breast. Scarring on her reconstructed breast

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 >> Linda - Interview 3 >> Linda describes the breast nurse as her rock – it was her job to be nice but they also developed a real empathy.

Linda was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 53. She had a wide local excision, followed by a mastectomy. She was also prescribed Nolvadex for five years.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Patricia - Interview 7 >> Patricia didn’t like being on the ward after surgery. She didn’t have much pain but her arm felt sore and numb.

Patricia was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 53. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction six months later. She will also be taking hormone therapy.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Rachel - Interview 29 >> Rachel was in hospital for four nights and, within three weeks, could do most of the housework again. She will continue with her exercises for a year

Rachel was diagnosed with DCIS after her first mammogram. She felt she was rushed into having a mastectomy, which she had one day after her diagnosis.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Pauline - Interview 28 >> Pauline was very happy with her reconstructed breast and said the scars from surgery were hard to see. She didn’t have the other breast lifted because

Pauline was diagnosed with DCIS in 2001, aged 49, after her first routine mammogram. She had two excisions, followed by a mastectomy and reconstruction using an implant. She also had radiotherapy and took tamoxifen for two years.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 55-60 >> Jane - Interview 5 >> When Jane first came home, she was tired, couldn’t move her arm very much and had discomfort around the scar on her stomach. She felt she was back to

Jane was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 58. She had a mastectomy and a DIEP flap breast reconstruction at the same time.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Beverley - Interview 15 >> Beverley said she would recommend a DIEP flap reconstruction to other women. She is happy with her new breast and said an added benefit of the surgery

Beverley was diagnosed with DCIS in 2006, aged 50. She had a mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction, which she was very happy with.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Linda - Interview 3 >> At the time of her mastectomy, Linda couldn’t face any more surgery. She said she can’t imagine living without a breast in the long-term and would lik

Linda was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 53. She had a wide local excision, followed by a mastectomy. She was also prescribed Nolvadex for five years.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Felicity - Interview 23 >> Felicity is happy using a prosthesis, though does sometimes feel lop-sided. She said she feels lucky because ‘I didn’t lose an arm, I just lost a brea

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.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Jacky - Interview 25 >> Jacky found it hard to accept she had only one breast. She couldn’t wear what she wanted and the prosthesis sometimes fell out. Later she had breast r

Jacky was diagnosed with DCIS in her right breast in 1994, aged 52, and had two wide local excisions. Later, a second cancer was found in her left breast and Jacky had a mastectomy.