About The Proton Beam
You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer
BBC
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2019
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
The #YouMeBigC team visit the Christie in Manchester to find about the UK’s first ever NHS Proton Beam centre. John Archer, the centre’s clinical manager, takes us on an all access tour of the facility.
Deborah, Lauren and Steve speak to Dr Ed Smith, the proton beam clinical lead, to find out how the treatment works.
They also chat to Angela Mulholland whose 5-year-old son, Aidan, has Ewing’s Sarcoma and is currently undergoing proton treatment for a tumour in his spine.
Produced by Mike Holt and Alex Entwistle.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | So how does somebody A become eligible? |
| 0:15.3 | How does they get a conversation going? |
| 0:17.8 | I'm sure it's not as straightforward as it might seem, but... |
| 0:20.6 | This is one of those, like, I'm a friend who is doing this. |
| 0:23.2 | Is it Deb saying, can I have a pro-sombie? |
| 0:25.0 | Basically, I've got a couple of tumors we can talk about right now. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome to You Me and the Big C, with me, Laura Mann, otherwise known as Girl |
| 0:42.2 | vs. Cancer. |
| 0:43.7 | Deborah James, aka Balbe. |
| 0:45.1 | And Steve Blant, well he's otherwise known as Mr. Steve Blant. |
| 0:49.6 | Hello. |
| 0:50.6 | We are all friends. |
| 0:51.6 | We have one thing in common. |
| 0:52.6 | We have a relationship with Cancer, and we want to tell you about the highs as well as |
| 0:56.3 | the lows. |
| 0:57.3 | If you're new to the podcast, welcome. |
| 0:59.3 | We have covered a lot of topics, and they are all available on BBC Sounds and all your |
| 1:02.7 | usual podcast places. |
| 1:04.8 | You can get in touch with us to suggest future topics and share your experiences by using |
| 1:09.0 | the hashtag You Me, Big C, across all forms of social media. |
| 1:13.1 | In this pod we have got out the studio, haven't we guys? |
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