The Big C
A new podcast series that dives into the unspoken topics surrounding cancer and caregiving. Discover insights into the supportive words that make a difference, the types of assistance that matter, and the profound impact on mental and physical well-being.
Meet the co-hosts - Sam Burge who diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2023, born in Sydney, now living in Melbourne and working for a large advertising company, oOh!media. And Nikki Shah who was a caregiver, born in the UK, now living in Sydney and founded her groundbreaking company MyMuse.
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Living Beyond Diagnosis: Navigating Life with Incurable Cancer
Join us as we talk to Caitlin about living with stage 4 ovarian cancer.
Caitlin is an IVF Scientist and leader in healthcare with 25 years’ experience, Caitlin became ‘the patient’ herself when diagno…
From Prostate Cancer to Patting the Shark
Join us as we talk to Tim Baker.
Tim is an award-winning and best-selling author and journalist specialising in surfing culture. He is a former editor of Tracks, Surfing Life and Slow Living magazines…
Bonus Episode: Losing Mike and the birth of MyMuse
In this epsidoe we pick up from where we left in episode 3.
Nikki shares a little more of her story from when Mike was told his cancer had spread to his lungs to him passing away and within all of tha…
Genomic Insights: Unveiling the Future of Personalised Health with Krystal Barter
Join us as we talk to Krystal Barter.
Krystal is a pioneering healthcare advocate with over 20 years of experience. Diagnosed with the BRCA1 genetic mutation in her early 20s, she underwent a preventa…
Rare Resilience: From Patient to Advocate - A CEO's Journey
Join us as we talk to Christine Cockburn.
Christine says that caring for her mum was one of the great privileges of her life, then when she had her own cancer experience, she realised that her Mum's r…
Bonus Episode: Hair Loss and Mollie the Wig
When you are diagnosed with Cancer and are told you require chemotherapy, you immediately think hair loss.
In this bonus episode, Nikki and Sam discuss the journey of hair loss from when Sam was first…
Resilient Resurgence: Defying Cancer Three Times
Join us as we talk to Erini Dinou about her cancer diagnosis, recurrence and dealing with 2 cancers at the same time.
At 34 Erini was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer, then 8 years later the same br…
Life After Loss: A Husbands Journey
Join us as we talk to Nick Kelly about navigating losing the love of his life to a rare cancer and becoming a single parent to his 1 year old son, Xander.
But also how life led him to meet Nikki and …
Legacy of Love: Turning Loss into Action for Cancer
Join us as we talk to Sam Hollier James.
Sam is a proud wife, mother of two dynamic daughters and is a driving force behind positive change. Co-founding Tour de Cure in 2007, she transformed a person…
I'm Molly Croft and I'm Still Standing
Join us as we talk to Molly Croft.
Molly was a happy go lucky country kid whos world was flipped upside down on her 12th birthday when she was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma and went on to spend 292 nigh…
Nikki's Story - The Unasked Job
Nikki has quite a story, one that has meant that from her different journeys and paths, the company she founded MyMuse was formed as well as becoming co-host to The Big C Podcast.
In this episode, Nik…
Sam's Story - D Day
At the age of 33, Sam was happy, healthy, fit and living her best life in Melbourne after moving from Sydney.
In this episode she shares the story of D day, March 7th 2023 - when she heard the words…
Cancer is ******! Let's talk about it!
How it all started.
Why we are here and what we are going to talk about on The Big C Podcast this season.
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The Big C
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