Bedste Cancer Control-podcasts (2025)

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Episode 9: Dealing with death: how to open up conversations about end of life 37:29

12d ago37:29

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Death is something that happens to us all...but we shy away from talking about it. The result is that we are not prepared for it and the process becomes more difficult for family, friends and loved-ones. Dr Kaythyn Mannix is leading the way in this subject area, and in this emotional episode she talks to Steve about what she has experienced both as…

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Episode 8: Spotting symptoms of womb, cervical, ovarian, vulval and vaginal cancers 49:16

26d ago49:16

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In this episode, Steve Bland and Femi Odewale talk to stand-up comedian Karen Hobbs, who works with the leading gynae cancer charity, the Eve Appeal. In her own brutally honest but hilarious way, Karen shares her personal experience of cervical cancer and also talks about her work with The Eve Appeal and the cancer alliance on the ‘You Need To Know…

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Episode 7: Speaking to your GP about cancer 44:33

2M ago44:33

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In this episode, Steve Bland and Femi Odewale speak to 'local GP of the year in 2019' Dr Farzana Hussain about how to help encourage people to come forward for life-saving screening and to get checked for symptoms by their GP. Farzana is a passionate, charismatic GP from the London Borough of Newham, with a vast experience of supporting local peopl…

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Episode 6: Understanding your risk of prostate cancer 45:47

3M ago45:47

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In this episode, Steve Bland talks to British athlete Joe Appiah, who shares his experience of prostate cancer and talks about prostate cancer risks, urging men with a higher risk to take action. Joe is a British athlete with an impressive array of championship titles across hurdles, long jump and triple jump. Joe’s friend and hurdling rival was di…

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Episode 5: Looking after your lungs 35:53

3M ago35:53

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In this episode, Steve Bland and Femi Odewale are exploring the Targeted Lung Health Check programme and finding out how it is saving lives through early diagnosis of lung cancer, as well as the support available to help people stop smoking. Our guest is Stephanie Uys, Clinical Director for Targeted Lung Health Check Programme in north east London.…

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Episode 4: Improving your health for cancer treatment and recovery 41:42

4M ago41:42

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In this episode, host Steve Bland and Femi Odewale, the MD of the North East London Cancer Alliance, take the pod on the road as they visit Maggie's Barts and explore the fantastic free support that is available for cancer patients to help them both prepare for, and recover from, their cancer treatment. Guest speaker: Victoria Curran, Centre Head, …

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Episode 3: Becoming cancer free 38:50

4M ago38:50

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This episode of Taking Control of Cancer features an inspirational breast cancer story from diagnosis to treatment and recovery. Host Steve Bland and North East London Cancer Alliance Managing Director Femi Odewale speak to Pamela Okyere, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2021. When Pamela was diagnosed, her immediate thought was that sh…

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Episode 2: Staying positive after a cancer diagnosis 44:25

5M ago44:25

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Welcome to episode two of Taking Control of Cancer, the podcast from the North East London Cancer Alliance. In this episode, award-winning former BBC podcast presenter Steve Bland (You, Me and the Big C) chats to prostate cancer patient Kevin Kibble, who provides some great advice on how to keep fit and healthy after finding out you have cancer. Ke…

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Episode 1: Getting to know the Chair of the Cancer Alliance Board 35:37

5M ago35:37

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Welcome to episode one of Taking Control of Cancer, the podcast from the North East London Cancer Alliance. In this episode, award-winning former BBC podcast presenter Steve Bland (You, Me and the Big C) is joined by Professor Charles Knight MD FRCP, who is a consultant cardiologist and chief executive of St Bartholomew's Hospital, part of Barts He…