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You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer

About The Pain

You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer

BBC

Health & Fitness, News

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Rachael, Deborah and Lauren talk about dealing with the pain caused by cancer. Plus Dr Matthew Brown, a consultant in pain medicine and anaesthetics from the Royal Marsden Hospital, joins the girls to share his experiences of treating the discomfort cancer patients can suffer.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is BBC Radio 5 Live.

0:10.9

I was like, rocking it down the King's Road with my anal heel and mini condos.

0:15.1

Mine just became part of my daily routine.

0:17.6

It's like, I'd get up in the morning, I'd moisturise my face,

0:20.4

I'd spread cream up my bum.

0:22.4

It was like three times a day, isn't it? Yeah, I could do it.

0:25.6

Put it on your list.

0:30.0

Hello and welcome to You Me and the Big C with Lauren Mann, aka Girlvus's Cancer.

0:40.8

Hello. Hello. Hello.

0:42.6

Deborah James is here, better known to some of you as Boulbe.

0:45.6

Well, hello. Hi, Deborah.

0:47.4

And me, Rachel Bland.

0:48.9

I write the book Big C, Little Me.

0:50.7

I'm also heard on Five Live.

0:53.1

We are three friends and bloggers and writers.

0:56.2

We all have more than one thing in common.

0:58.4

But one thing in particular brought us together, we all have,

1:01.2

all we have had cancer.

1:03.0

And we're here to tell you all about the highs as well as the lows.

1:06.4

You can get in touch with us to suggest future topics,

1:09.4

let us know your experiences, or just give us feedback on the podcast.

1:13.0

The hashtag is You Me, Big C across all forms of social media.

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