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Age 71-80
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Interview 18
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He believes in life after death and thinks that we should pray for the grace to have no fear.
Diagnosed with bladder cancer and prostate cancer in 2001, followed by transurethral resections in 2001 and 2002, and then a prostatectomy and cystectomy (removal of bladder) and urostomy in 2002.
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Age 81-90
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Interview 38
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Says that death is part of life and that we should accept death without fear.
Diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2001, and unsuccessfully treated with a bladder infusion of BCG. Offered radiotherapy but declined because it was thought that treatment might affect mobility (due to polyneuropathy diagnosed in 1994).
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Age 81-90
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Interview 38
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He has signed legal documents to ensure that he is not resuscitated or kept alive artificially.
Diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2001, and unsuccessfully treated with a bladder infusion of BCG. Offered radiotherapy but declined because it was thought that treatment might affect mobility (due to polyneuropathy diagnosed in 1994).
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Age 81-90
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Interview 38
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Talks about the practicalities of leaving his body for anatomical science.
Diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2001, and unsuccessfully treated with a bladder infusion of BCG. Offered radiotherapy but declined because it was thought that treatment might affect mobility (due to polyneuropathy diagnosed in 1994).
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