Asian Star Radio

In episode one, Asian Star Radio host Sbba talks to Jess, the Macmillan Information and Support Centre Manager in Slough about the different ways Macmillan can support people from south Asian communities.

In episode three, Bep, a three-time ‘cancer thriver’ tells Sbba about her experience of dealing with cancer as an Indian woman and how she’s determined to break some of the taboos around cancer.

In episode four, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Baldeep explains all the ways nurses can help people through their cancer journey using her 19 years of experience supporting people with cancer, and busts the myth that cancer is always a death sentence.

In episode five, Sbba gets deep into conversation with Jilby, a Macmillan Counsellor, about the importance of talking with our loved ones, friends and healthcare professionals when it comes to our emotions and cancer.

In episode six, cancer survivor Samina reveals how support groups can help us be more resilient, and how speaking to other south Asian women with breast cancer helped her find her way through.