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Lung Cancer

  • Overview
  • Discovery: lung cancer
    • Signs and symptoms of lung cancer and delay of diagnosis
    • Risk factors and ideas about causes of lung cancer
    • Investigations and tests for lung cancer
    • Reactions to diagnosis of lung cancer
    • Effect of lung cancer diagnosis on family and friends
    • Finding information about lung cancer
    • Telling children and grandchildren about lung cancer diagnosis
  • Treatment choices, side effects and medical care for lung cancer
    • Surgery for lung cancer
    • Radiotherapy for lung cancer
    • Chemotherapy for lung cancer
    • Diathermy resection (electrocautery) for lung cancer
    • Cryosurgery (cryotherapy) and other treatments for lung cancer
    • Biological therapies for lung cancer
    • Pleural effusion and pleurodesis for lung cancer
    • Side effects of lung cancer surgery
    • Side effects of radiotherapy for lung cancer
    • Side effects of chemotherapy for lung cancer
    • The decision not to have any treatment for lung cancer
    • Complementary therapies and other approaches for lung cancer
    • Talking to doctors and the care received
    • Nursing care for lung cancer
  • Living with lung cancer
    • Feelings of stigma, shame and guilt about having lung cancer
    • Breathlessness and how to manage it
    • Thoughts on lung cancer recurrence, death and dying
    • Financial help for people with lung cancer
    • Support for people with lung cancer
    • Messages to others with lung cancer
  • People's Profiles
    • Aged 40-50
    • Aged 51-60
    • Aged 61-70
    • Aged 71-81
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Lung Cancer

Profiles - Aged 40-50

Interview LC06

Housewife, married, 1 child.

Interview LC10

Merchandiser, divorced, 2 children.

Interview LC12

Rigger (retired), living with partner, 2 children.
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