About Child Cancer
You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer
BBC
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2019
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Vicki Woodall, whose son George was diagnosed at the age of five, shares her experiences with Lauren Mahon, Deborah James and Steve Bland.
Tierney Kinsella, who was diagnosed with cancer at 14 and has been in treatment for the past four years, tells her story.
Plus Dr Julia Chisholm, Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist at the Royal Marsden, joins the team to answer their questions and talk about the intricacies of treating children with cancer.
Radio 1’s Chris Stark, who played a big role in getting You, Me and the Big C to the top of the podcast charts, calls in for a quick chat.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcast. |
| 0:04.3 | I work for 15 years around people you're eight and the strength for you to come on and |
| 0:17.6 | share your story is phenomenal. |
| 0:20.5 | I'm so sorry, I don't have to. |
| 0:22.4 | I never would have. |
| 0:23.4 | This girl never cried. |
| 0:24.4 | I'm so sorry for really her powers to cry in front of you, but I think you're amazing. |
| 0:29.0 | Hello, thank you. |
| 0:38.0 | Hello and welcome to You Me and the Big C with Deborah James, better known to Summer's |
| 0:41.6 | Bow Babe. |
| 0:42.6 | Woo-hoo! |
| 0:43.6 | That's a new one, right? |
| 0:46.6 | Me, Laura Martin, aka Girlverse Cancer. |
| 0:49.0 | Hello. |
| 0:50.0 | And alongside us, it's Steve Bland, aka Wellys Steve Bland. |
| 0:53.6 | Yeah, hello. |
| 0:54.6 | All three of us have one thing in common, the impact of cancer on our lives. |
| 0:58.6 | We want to tell you about the highs as well as the lows. |
| 1:01.6 | You can get in touch with us to suggest future topics and let us know your experiences |
| 1:05.7 | by using the hashtag You Me, Big C across all forms of social media. |
| 1:10.1 | So today we're going to be talking about a topic that is a very, very important one. |
| 1:14.6 | So this podcast is going to explore childhood cancer. |
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