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Wendy was invited to take part in a chemotherapy trial after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. She decided to take part, and was allocated to the experimental group. She experienced quite severe side effects but continued to the end of the treatment.
Wendy is a teaching assistant. She’s married with 3 children aged 16, 14 and 14 Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Jayne had breast cancer aged 33. She wanted to join a clinical trial but her consultant was not interested, so she transferred to another hospital and took part in a trial comparing tamoxifen with tamoxifen plus goserelin (Zoladex).
Jayne is a Consultant orthodontist, married to a GP, with 2 children, aged 8 and 5. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Celia took part in a randomised controlled trial comparing different periods of radiotherapy for lymphoma. She was would have preferred the shorter course; she was allocated to the longer course but took part anyway.
Celia is a retired health visitor. She is single. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Rose took part in a trial for people with inoperable lung cancer, comparing radiotherapy alone with radiotherapy plus chemotherapy. She had just radiotherapy. The trial was stopped early because so few people agreed to take part.
Rose is a retired nurse, divorced, with 2 grown-up children. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Judith agreed to take part in a randomised trial comparing different intervals of chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She was allocated to the standard treatment and responded well.
Judith is an NHS administrator. She is married with 1 adult stepdaughter, and a12-year-old son. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
