You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer
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You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer
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.
Recent Episodes
103 episodesAbout Cancer and Creativity
Actor and writer, Rosa Hesmondhalgh hosts this legacy episode discussing cancer and the creative arts, and how to remain creative when living with can...
About The Cost Of Cancer
Lauren Mahon hosts this legacy episode discussing the cost of having cancer. She speaks with 77-year-old Helen van Bueren who is living alone in Notti...
About Single Parents Going Through Cancer
Steve Bland returns to host this legacy episode discussing cancer and single parents. Steve is joined in the studio by Sophie Blake, who is living wit...
About The Today Podcast on Cancer
We wanted to share this podcast with you. In the week in which King Charles III shared his cancer diagnosis, Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson asked why it...
About Cancer and Homelessness
Lauren Mahon returns to host this legacy episode discussing cancer and homelessness.
Lauren travels to Burnley to meet with Pastor Mick from Th...
About Your Cancer Staff
Presenter and broadcaster, Chris Latchem makes an emotional return to the hospital that saved his life to talk to the staff that got him through it, T...
About Cancer And Diversity
After meeting during their treatment for breast cancer, Eloise Wynter and Lizzi Amartay host the second episode of this legacy series of podcasts, thi...
About Losing A Parent
Good friend of the podcast, Tony Livesey hosts the first episode of this brand new series looking into the issues around losing a parent to cancer whe...
About The Legacy Podcasts
The legacy continues as Lauren Mahon has an exciting announcement about the next series of the 'You, Me and the Big C' podcasts. Episode one with Tony...
About Bowelbabe In Her Own Words
Lights, camera, reaction! The #YouMeBigC team share their thoughts on the extraordinary documentary about Dame Debs.
'Deborah James: Bowelbabe i...
About The Last Five Years
Lauren Mahon and Steve Bland, alongside producers Mike Holt and Al Entwistle, get together to reflect on the fifth anniversary of You, Me and the Big...
The Live Show
Deborah James' family, medical professionals and members of the cancer community come together to celebrate five years and recognise how the podcast h...
About The Big Announcements
Lauren Mahon and Steve Bland get together for a long awaited catch up.
They then bring in producers Mike Holt and Al Entwistle for a very excit...
About Our Debs
Lauren Mahon, Steve Bland, producers Mike Holt and Al Entwistle recount treasured stories and memories of Deborah James: friend, broadcaster, campaign...
5 Live's tribute to Dame Deborah James
BBC Radio 5 Live's Tony Livesey celebrates the life of You, Me & The Big C broadcaster Dame Deborah James.
Deborah James' Last Dance
As Deborah James stops active treatment for her cancer, she speaks with Producer Mike one last time.
Join the conversation and the online commun...
About Where Debs Is At Right Now & Saying Goodbye
Lozza and Steve catch up with Deborah about her hospital recordings, how she feels now and what the immediate future looks like.
We also say bo...
About When Debs Thought She Was Going Home
After three weeks in hospital Deborah James is finally told she can go home. But nothing ever seems to run smoothly. Little did Debs know that she’s...
About The Days In Hospital
Deborah is joined by Lauren as they go through some of recordings she made in hospital.
The conversation and recording range from the challenge...
About Debs' Near Death Experience
On the day our previous podcast came out Deborah James suffered a serious medical emergency.
While in hospital she started recording her experi...
About Debs' Current Situation
After five months away from the pod, the team are back together and Deborah updates Lauren and Steve on the latest developments with her health.
...
About Debs Recording Live From The Chemo Chair
Steve and Lauren check in with Deborah from her hospital chemo chair.
They all talk about life now the Covid restrictions have been lifted and...
About Getting Men Talking
Steve Bland is flying solo this week as he asks why men sometimes find it hard to talk and to share their stories. He’s joined by Danny de Brabander,...
About Hitting Rock Bottom
Deborah James is joined by fellow stage four’ers Emma Campbell and Darren Roberts to talk about hitting rock bottom, what happens physically, mentally...
About Deborah’s 13th Operation
Deborah speaks with Lauren and Steve about the latest changes with her cancer, the complications, resulting adjustments to her treatment and what the...
About The Fear Of Recurrence
For the first time Lauren sits down with her mum, Tina, who is 31 years on from her own cancer diagnosis, to discuss the fear of cancer recurrence.
About Nightbirde, Homework and Speculums
Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Steve Bland are back together again to talk cancer headlines, geek of the week and share your 'laugh or you'd cry' sto...
About Intimacy and Sex After Treatment
Lauren is joined by relationship and sex psychotherapist Miranda Christophers to answer your questions on how to regain confidence and intimacy follow...
About Deborah and the Organoid
The team get together for an update on Debs' latest developments, discover what organoids are, reflect on reactions to the last two #YouMeBigC episode...
About Love, Grief and Cancer
Julia Samuel, a psychotherapist who has spent over 30 years working with bereaved families and TV chef Tim Bilton who has a rare stage 4 melanoma join...
About Cancer and Covid
Deborah James hosts a special podcast talking about the challenges of dealing with cancer treatment and diagnosis during the Covid-19 pandemic.
...
About Turning The Mics Back On
Deborah, Steve and Lauren are back for a new series. Debs shares how her treatment is going, including an explanation of the latest cutting-edge trial...
About Trying To Find The Positives In 2020
It’s been a very testing 12 months for everyone, so Deborah, Lauren and Steve finish 2020 hearing some positive stories, outlooks and reflections on t...
About Surrogacy
Lauren and Steve are joined by Kreena Dhiman, Sophie Beresiner and Laura Boyd to discuss their experiences of surrogacy and cancer.
Each share a...
About Sex and Cancer
Sex, dating and relationships educator Lala and Sinead Collins from GM Cancer, also previously an oncology advanced practitioner, join Debs Lauren and...
About Skin Cancers
Medical Advisor for Melanoma UK and Clinical Lead for Skin Cancer at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, Wayne Jaffe, joins #YouMeBigC.
Kate C...
About Pancreatic Cancer
Dr Naureen Starling, a Consultant Medical Oncologist specialising in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers and Cariad Lloyd, presenter of the Grie...
About Supporting From Afar During Lockdown
Steph Blackwell, finalist from The Great British Bake Off and her dad, Roger, who has prostate and bowel cancer, join Debs, Lauren and Steve.
Th...
About Lung Cancer
Professor Charlie Swanton, Cancer Research UK's Chief Clinician, who is leading ground-breaking studies into lung cancer and Joanna Heard, who was dia...
About The Goodbye To All This Podcast
Internationally acclaimed audio storyteller Sophie Townsend joins Deborah, Lauren and Steve to discuss the story and experiences behind her new podcas...