60 acast.com Bad Blood: The Diary of a Cancer https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer en Seriously Popular Leukaemia,cancer,chemotherapy Jamie East At some point 1 in 2 people will be affected by cancer.


I was the same as you whenever I read that stat, I just always felt sorry for the other guy. Plot twist… you will occasionally be the other guy.


In June 2025, after a completely random visit to the doctor, I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, which despite its fun sounding name, isn’t exactly a barrel of laughs. Sh** got real quite quickly.


Up until then, I was a healthy, active, happy and successful man, heading into middle-age with carefree abandon. Life has a funny way of humbling you.


As someone who’s lived their life in front of a camera, microphone or audience, my knee-jerk reaction was (no, not to monetise it) switch on the recorder and talk myself through it - making sense of my diagnosis (what even is Leukaemia?) the impending chemotherapy, my family and how our lives had been flipped on it’s head.


Look, there are tons of these podcasts out there, by some incredible people with stories far more horrific than mine (spoiler alert - I’m typing myself this a year later) - but if a perplexed, foul-mouthed audio diary from someone who once interviewed Jedward in a carpark is your thing, you’re in the right place.


Jamie

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]]> At some point 1 in 2 people will be affected by cancer.


I was the same as you whenever I read that stat, I just always felt sorry for the other guy. Plot twist… you will occasionally be the other guy.


In June 2025, after a completely random visit to the doctor, I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, which despite its fun sounding name, isn’t exactly a barrel of laughs. Sh** got real quite quickly.


Up until then, I was a healthy, active, happy and successful man, heading into middle-age with carefree abandon. Life has a funny way of humbling you.


As someone who’s lived their life in front of a camera, microphone or audience, my knee-jerk reaction was (no, not to monetise it) switch on the recorder and talk myself through it - making sense of my diagnosis (what even is Leukaemia?) the impending chemotherapy, my family and how our lives had been flipped on it’s head.


Look, there are tons of these podcasts out there, by some incredible people with stories far more horrific than mine (spoiler alert - I’m typing myself this a year later) - but if a perplexed, foul-mouthed audio diary from someone who once interviewed Jedward in a carpark is your thing, you’re in the right place.


Jamie

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]]> false Seriously Popular podcasts@dailymail.co.uk 6a3d2dcd5116c2c9345173a4 bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1782394299857-e720011a-bc93-468c-92e2-9630152bc8a7.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer Bad Blood: The Diary of a Cancer fa14d900-73d3-11f1-99a2-1fcaaa565760 4. The Future 4. The Future Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:05:00 GMT 36:31 6a43985171668e37066f11a2 true https://shows.acast.com/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer/episodes/6a43985171668e37066f11a2 6a43985171668e37066f11a2 6a3d2dcd5116c2c9345173a4 full 1 4 In this episode, Jamie marks the one-year anniversary of his Leukaemia diagnosis and uses that milestone to talk about something that’s been making him furious: the rise of unqualified health “experts”, and a particularly dangerous example from Stephen Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO.


Jamie revisits a viral clip he recorded from his hospital bed in July 2025, calling out a Bartlett trailer that appeared to suggest a boy with blood cancer and a life‑threatening infection was saved by simply going outside into the sun. Jamie explains why that kind of framing is not just misleading but actively dangerous for people undergoing treatment.


From there, he widens the lens to look at how big-name podcasters and YouTubers use pseudo-critical thinking, clickbait editing, and PR tactics to distract from the genuinely harmful implications of their content.


At the same time, Jamie offers a deeply personal update on his own health, mental state, friendships, and what it means to move forward without letting cancer define his entire identity.

Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

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]]> In this episode, Jamie marks the one-year anniversary of his Leukaemia diagnosis and uses that milestone to talk about something that’s been making him furious: the rise of unqualified health “experts”, and a particularly dangerous example from Stephen Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO.


Jamie revisits a viral clip he recorded from his hospital bed in July 2025, calling out a Bartlett trailer that appeared to suggest a boy with blood cancer and a life‑threatening infection was saved by simply going outside into the sun. Jamie explains why that kind of framing is not just misleading but actively dangerous for people undergoing treatment.


From there, he widens the lens to look at how big-name podcasters and YouTubers use pseudo-critical thinking, clickbait editing, and PR tactics to distract from the genuinely harmful implications of their content.


At the same time, Jamie offers a deeply personal update on his own health, mental state, friendships, and what it means to move forward without letting cancer define his entire identity.

Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 3. The Reset 3. The Reset Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT 21:02 6a439830c2fe1c7f4914c860 true https://shows.acast.com/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer/episodes/6a439830c2fe1c7f4914c860 6a439830c2fe1c7f4914c860 6a3d2dcd5116c2c9345173a4 full 1 3 In this deeply personal episode, Jamie reflects on life in the strange limbo between diagnosis and “getting back to normal.”


Recorded just before his first tentative trip back into the outside world after treatment, he talks honestly about friendship, identity, guilt, and what it really feels like to be given another shot at life.


Jamie also shares another powerful clip from his earlier conversation with cancer researchers Professor David Vitrie and Professor Vinrik Helgersun, about the long-term battle to cure cancer, the struggle to fund research, and the fight to attract and keep the brightest young minds in medicine when tech and finance are dangling far bigger pay cheques.


Along the way, he tackles the uncomfortable realities of male health, the emotional whiplash of early diagnosis, and the impact of social media and misinformation on people’s willingness to trust science.

Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this deeply personal episode, Jamie reflects on life in the strange limbo between diagnosis and “getting back to normal.”


Recorded just before his first tentative trip back into the outside world after treatment, he talks honestly about friendship, identity, guilt, and what it really feels like to be given another shot at life.


Jamie also shares another powerful clip from his earlier conversation with cancer researchers Professor David Vitrie and Professor Vinrik Helgersun, about the long-term battle to cure cancer, the struggle to fund research, and the fight to attract and keep the brightest young minds in medicine when tech and finance are dangling far bigger pay cheques.


Along the way, he tackles the uncomfortable realities of male health, the emotional whiplash of early diagnosis, and the impact of social media and misinformation on people’s willingness to trust science.

Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 2. The Biopsy 2. The Biopsy Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:35:00 GMT 25:02 6a43981181f451b90551c51a true https://shows.acast.com/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer/episodes/6a43981181f451b90551c51a 6a43981181f451b90551c51a 6a3d2dcd5116c2c9345173a4 full 1 2 In this episode, Jamie heads to the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre in Glasgow, meeting Professor David Vitrie and Dr. Vigne Helgerson to dig into what chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) actually is – and how long it might have been silently living in his body.


What starts as a “back‑of‑the‑fag‑packet” explanation of CML turns into something far more personal. Jamie reflects on the moment he realised he’d likely been walking around with leukemia for years, and how that reframed his sense of hope, his future, and what really matters.


From there, the episode moves into the very raw, practical side of a new cancer diagnosis: waiting for specialists, navigating private vs NHS care, enduring a bone marrow biopsy, and facing the word “chemo” for the first time.

Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this episode, Jamie heads to the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre in Glasgow, meeting Professor David Vitrie and Dr. Vigne Helgerson to dig into what chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) actually is – and how long it might have been silently living in his body.


What starts as a “back‑of‑the‑fag‑packet” explanation of CML turns into something far more personal. Jamie reflects on the moment he realised he’d likely been walking around with leukemia for years, and how that reframed his sense of hope, his future, and what really matters.


From there, the episode moves into the very raw, practical side of a new cancer diagnosis: waiting for specialists, navigating private vs NHS care, enduring a bone marrow biopsy, and facing the word “chemo” for the first time.

Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 1. The Phonecall 1. The Phonecall Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:16 GMT 21:50 6a4397f3c2fe1c7f4914bbd1 true https://shows.acast.com/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer/episodes/6a4397f3c2fe1c7f4914bbd1 6a4397f3c2fe1c7f4914bbd1 6a3d2dcd5116c2c9345173a4 full 1 1 The Phone Call That Changed My Life.


In the first episode of Bad Blood: The Diary of a Cancer, Jamie opens up about the moment everything changed: the phone call that told him he likely had leukaemia.


Recorded around the time of his initial diagnosis and revisited one year on, this episode sets the stage for a four-part series charting Jamie’s journey through chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from shock and disbelief to treatment and trying to find a “new normal”.


Trigger warning: This episode contains candid discussion of cancer, leukemia, illness, medical procedures, and strong language. Please listen with care if you’re feeling vulnerable around these topics.


Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

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]]> The Phone Call That Changed My Life.


In the first episode of Bad Blood: The Diary of a Cancer, Jamie opens up about the moment everything changed: the phone call that told him he likely had leukaemia.


Recorded around the time of his initial diagnosis and revisited one year on, this episode sets the stage for a four-part series charting Jamie’s journey through chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from shock and disbelief to treatment and trying to find a “new normal”.


Trigger warning: This episode contains candid discussion of cancer, leukemia, illness, medical procedures, and strong language. Please listen with care if you’re feeling vulnerable around these topics.


Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Coming soon... Coming soon... Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:53:35 GMT 1:52 6a3d5d100ad32116869a470c false https://shows.acast.com/bad-blood-the-diary-of-a-cancer/episodes/6a3d5d100ad32116869a470c 6a3d5d100ad32116869a470c 6a3d2dcd5116c2c9345173a4 trailer Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

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]]> Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.


Resources:

Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.

Stand Up To Cancer

More information on Chronic Myleoid Leukaemia

The School of Cancer Sciences

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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