Host and BBC newsreader George Alagiah talks to fellow bowel cancer patient Beth Purvis, our Chief Executive Genevieve Edwards and Clinical Oncologist Prof. Richard Adams.



They discuss a wide range of subjects, including shielding, coming out of lockdown, the recovery of cancer services, and the impact of a cancer diagnosis on family.





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7: Living with bowel cancer during the coronavirus pandemic

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George Alagiah speaks to mum-of-three Sarah Bates, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer aged just 39, and oncologist Professor Mark Saunders, from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, to discuss the impact of bowel cancer on people under the age of 50. 



The trio discuss a range of issues highlighted in our Never Too Young report and the importance of GPs being aware that, although rare, young people can be diagnosed with the disease.





This podcast was recorded in February 2020, prior to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.

8: Bowel cancer in the under 50s

George Alagiah interviews Steve Clark from Caversham who has stage four bowel cancer, along with oncologist Professor Mark Saunders from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, about chemotherapy to treat the disease. 

6: Chemotherapy and bowel cancer

George Alagiah interviews Greig Trout from Wokingham who had stage two bowel cancer, along with Professor Claire Foster from the University of Southampton, about looking after your emotional health and wellbeing. 

5: Looking after your emotional health

George Alagiah interviews Barbara Hibbert from Harrogate who has stage four bowel cancer, along with surgeon Nicola Fearnhead from Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, about surgery to treat the disease. 

7: Living with bowel cancer during the coronavirus pandemic

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