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

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The coolest club you never want to be a part of…

The team on the You, Me & the Big C podcast are your BFF’s, your sisters, brothers, fathers and mothers.

A candid look at cancer, with Steve Bland, Deborah James and Lauren Mahon. Founded by Rachael Bland.

Episodes

About The Alternatives

Jules Peters, the wife of The Alarm frontman Mike Peters, and Jean Slocombe, a Cancer Research UK specialist information nurse, join #YouMeBigC to talk about alternative and complimentary therapies.

May 03, 20181 hr 18 min

About The Doctors

Former Arsenal and Celtic footballer John Hartson and Rachael’s surgeon Richard joins #YouMeBigC as we look at the relationships between cancer patients and their medical teams.

Apr 26, 20181 hr 17 min

About the Nearest and Dearest

Emma & Jonathan Agnew join #youmebigc The girls leave Rachael’s husband, Lauren's brother, Deborah’s father and Aggers to talk openly about the impact of their loved ones cancer.

Apr 18, 20182 hr 34 min

About The Money

A Macmillan expert shares tips on dealing with the financial pressures of cancer, plus Hollyoaks and The Bill star Ben Richards talks about acting while fighting bowel cancer.

Apr 11, 20181 hr 23 min

About The Body

Rachael, Deborah and Lauren talk about the effects of cancer on the body. Claire Paxman joins the girls to talk about scalp cooling during chemo and gives her expert tips.

Apr 05, 20181 hr 20 min

About The Kids

Olympic bronze medallist Steve Parry joins Rachael, Deborah and Lauren as they talk about fertility issues around cancer. They also discuss the effects on their children and speak to Sarah Pickles who successfully had a second child after going through treatment.

Mar 29, 20181 hr 1 min

About The Positives

Linda Nolan joins Rachael, Deborah and Lauren to discuss a few of the positives they've found with cancer, including; friendship, dating, presents and playing their cancer cards.

Mar 22, 20181 hr 1 min

About The Chemo

The #youmebigc team, Rachael, Deborah and Lauren give you their personal guide to all things chemo. They are joined by chemotherapy nurse Kate Lewis from The Royal Marsden who shares her advice and expertise.

Mar 15, 20181 hr 9 min

About The Head

The #youmebigc team, Rachael, Deborah and Lauren discuss how battling cancer can impact mental health. Event rider Ben Hobday shares how he maintained a positive attitude.

Mar 07, 20181 hr 9 min

About Us

Meet the #youmebigc team. Rachael, Deborah and Lauren have or have had cancer. They are your candid guide to all the high and lows of cancer, with some laughs along the way.

Mar 07, 20181 hr 7 min

#YouMeBigC: Rachael’s story

"I had this weird soreness... it wasn't even in my breast" : Rachael Bland, aka Big C, Little Me, talks waiting rooms and breast cancer diagnosis with Deborah and Lauren.

Mar 07, 20182 min

#YouMeBigC: Deborah’s story

“I have the poo cancer... There's nothing pink about my cancer, it's just brown!” : Deborah James, aka Bowel Babe, talks about her stage four bowel cancer diagnosis with Rachael and Lauren.

Mar 07, 20183 min

#YouMeBigC: Lauren’s story

“Does that feel normal to you?” : Lauren Mahon, aka Girl vs Cancer, initially put tiredness down to her lifestyle, but went to a walk-in centre to get checked out. She shares her breast cancer diagnosis story with Rachael and Deborah.

Mar 06, 20182 min