010: Cancer and the Use of Language

Bowel Research UK’s Patient and Public Involvement Manager Sam Alexandra Rose is joined by Simon Boddis to discuss the nuances of cancer language. What language does the media use to describe people with cancer, what do we say to each other in society, and how does that make us feel? Simon was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2020 and has a permanent stoma.

Read the transcript for this episode.

Find out more about Bowel Research UK.

Music is “Summer Guitar” by Amaksi from Pixabay.