The C Word

Tash Crosby, founder of Talk Peach, was diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer at 37yrs old. She is in a minority of people who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer early, most will die from the disease. Tash talks to the C Word about why it's important to take gynecological health seriously and what it's like to go into menopause in your 30s.

Fifteen years ago herceptin was heralded as one of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of Her2 positive breast cancer. But for kiwis diagnosed with the aggressive form of the disease the expensive treatment wasn't funded. In this episode of the C Word, Helen and Belinda talk to one of the women who fought for herceptin. Nic Russell shares her inspiring story of resilience in the face of serious health problems.

New Zealand has one of the worst rates of bowel cancer in the world and it's the second highest cause of cancer death in the country. The C Word talks to Stefan Corbett about how a diagnosis of stage three bowel cancer has impacted his life, Hamiltonian Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau shares the devastating consequences her family faced when symptoms went unchecked, and specialist Alasdair Patrick explains what symptoms we should be looking out for.

Founder of C.A.R.E.S, Kylie Tolman, shares her experience of being diagnosed with cancer and the work her organisation does to support people navigating life after treatment.

Helen and Belinda discuss reaching milestones and scanxiety after Helen marks her two years post diagnosis anniversary, and they share their experiences maintaining mental wellbeing during treatment when you have a history of mental distress.