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Researchers

Suman Prinjha
Is an anthropologist and obtained her PhD in 1999 from the London School of Economics. She has been a Senior Researcher for Health Experiences Research Group, Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford since 2001 and has conducted over 250 qualitative interviews across the UK on various health topics.

Advisory Panel

Acknowledgements

Health Experiences Research Group would like to thank all the participants and health professionals who helped us with this research.

Dianne Passmore

Superintendent Radiographer, North London Breast Screening Services

Fiona Kennedy

Health Psychologist, University of the West of England

Hazel Thornton

Interview participant

Jane Harrington

Interview participant

Joan Austoker

Director, Cancer Research UK Primary Care Education Research Group, Reader in Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Oxford

Julie Evans

Senior Researcher, Health Experiences Research Group, Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford.

Julietta Patnick

Director, NHS Cancer Screening Programmes

Karen Clements

Manager, Sloane Project

Kieran Horgan

Breast surgeon, Leeds Hopsital; Hon. Secretary of the Association of Breast Surgery

Michael J Michell

Consultant Radiologist, King’s College Hospital, London

Rachel Ballinger

Sociologist, University of Sussex

Sue Ziebland

Research Director, Healthtalkonline

Tara Beaumont

Clinical nurse specialist, Breast Cancer Care

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Ductal carcinoma in situ
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