Talking Cancer podcast - Series 3, Episode 6: Cancer as a young person
Audiobook
Published:
16 Feb 2022
In the final episode of the series, Angie chats with Nick who was diagnosed with bowel cancer during the pandemic. Nick describes his experience of being diagnosed as a young person living in London, and getting to grips with his stoma bag which he now calls ‘Zippy’. Angie also chats with Macmillan’s Strategic Advisor for Treatment, Dany Bell, who provides some tips and tricks for living with a stoma bag.
For more information and support, visit our page on stomas.
For more information and support, visit our page on stomas.
You can read a transcript of this episode here.
For more information about this podcast visit the Talking Cancer podcast page.
For more information about this podcast visit the Talking Cancer podcast page.
In this audiobook
Published:
16 Feb 2022
In the final episode of the series, Angie chats with Nick who was diagnosed with bowel cancer during the pandemic. Nick describes his experience of being diagnosed as a young person living in London, and getting to grips with his stoma bag which he now calls ‘Zippy’. Angie also chats with Macmillan’s Strategic Advisor for Treatment, Dany Bell, who provides some tips and tricks for living with a stoma bag.
For more information and support, visit our page on stomas.
For more information and support, visit our page on stomas.
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