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Interview CC14  

Interview CC14

Age at Interview: 36
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 27
Background: Flight Attendant; cohabiting, no children.
Brief outline:Diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer and given a poor chance of survival in 1992. External Radiotherapy followed by Internal Radiotherapy.


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She advises talking to friends and from her own experience a bad prognosis can work out to be more positive than it seems at the beginning.

 



For me to talk to somebody or some people, whether its one or two friends, or a group of friends, I think you really need that support. I don't think you should try and cope with it on your own. I would definitely, definitely say that because I got an awful lot from my friends. Probably more than my family in a way because I protected my family and probably didn't tell them everything, whereas your friends you definitely do share a lot more. So I'd definitely say talk. Be positive because even though the diagnosis may be bad it doesn't always mean what it means in the beginning. It can work out to be a lot, a lot more positive than you think. 
Jenni Murray - Cancer
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