Lauren Mahon
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Lauren Mahon Life story
Lauren Mahon is a British cancer activist and founder of Girls vs Cancer, an online community raising awareness and supporting cancer patients. She was named in the BBC 100 Women in 2019.
My Dad Wrote a Porno enters podcasting Hall of Fame
... Last year, it was won by, in which Dame Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland focused on living with cancer...
Dame Deborah James' on-air goodbye named radio moment of the year at Aria Awards
... " Dame Deborah launched the podcast with fellow cancer patients Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland to explore life with and myths about the disease...
You, Me and the Big C podcast: Hosts 'ready to hang up headphones'
... Lauren Mahon and Steve Bland said they planned to stand down from presenting the award-winning podcast...
Deborah James: You, Me and The Big C podcast wins top award
... Focusing on life with and treatment of cancer, it had been hosted by James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland...
Deborah James ‘taught us how to live and how to die'
... James then shot to fame as one of the presenters of the BBC podcast alongside Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland, in which the trio discussed the nitty-gritty of living with a cancer diagnosis...
Deborah James: Podcast host visits Chelsea Flower Show to see rose namesake
... What are bowel cancer symptoms? Source: Dame Deborah began co-presenting the Big C podcast alongside Lauren Mahon and the late BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Rachel Bland in 2018, with the show earning praise for its frank discussion of cancer...
Dame Deborah James says Prince William's visit will be a 'special memory'
... Dame Deborah began co-presenting You, Me and the Big C alongside Lauren Mahon and BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Rachael Bland in 2018, with the show earning praise for its frank discussion of cancer...
William and Kate donate to Deborah James' cancer research fund
... James began co-presenting You, Me and the Big C alongside Lauren Mahon and BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Rachael Bland in 2018, with the show earning praise for its frank discussion of cancer...
Dame Deborah James says Prince William's visit will be a 'special memory'
Dame Deborah James has thanked Prince William for " going above and beyond to make a very special memory" in visiting her family home to confer her damehood.
Podcaster Dame Deborah, 40, revealed last week she was receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer, adding the Five Days since had been the " most surreal, mind blowing, humbling" of her life.
She has raised nearly £6m for cancer research since revealing her prognosis.
" Can't quite believe im actually a Dame! " she wrote on Social Media .
Dame Deborah has received widespread praise for her no-nonsense approach to talking about her cancer publicly - particularly as co-presenter on the - and has shared her experiences of treatment and daily life with her Social Media followers since her diagnosis in 2016.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the mother of two at her parents' home, where she is spending her remaining time with her family, on Friday to present her with the honour.
Writing on Instagram, Dame Deborah Said : " My Family are being amazing and as emotional as it all is, We Are finding so much to smile about in the sadness.
" I may be getting weaker and more tired each tired having run off pure adrenaline, But my word, I always Said I wanted to slide in sideways when my Time Is up, with a massive smile, No Regrets and a big glass of champagne! Still my intention!!! "
She launched the Bowelbabe fund - to pay for research into personalised medicine for cancer patients and to support campaigns to raise awareness of bowel cancer, on Monday - with an initial goal of £250,000.
It came after she revealed she did not know how long she had left To Live after stopping treatment and moving to hospice-at-home care.
After Prince William conferred the damehood on Friday, the former deputy headteacher wrote: she was " utterly honoured" at being joined by him for afternoon tea and champagne, adding he had " spent a generous amount of time talking To My whole family".
" It's quite surreal having a royal pop in At Home , and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the Scale - But it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all At Ease , " she added.
Prince William is a patron of The Royal Marsden Hospital, a specialist cancer treatment centre that will be one of the main beneficiaries of Dame Deborah's new fund, alongside Cancer Research UK and Bowel Cancer UK.
After his visit, she noted The Prince was " clearly passionate" about improving cancer treatment outcomes a The Hospital , adding he was " Welcome Back anytime".
Damehoods and knighthoods are usually announced as part of the New Year Honours or The Queen 's Birthday Honours.
But , in exceptional circumstances, some are announced at other times of the Year - as happened with NHS fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore 's knighthood.
The Visit by The Duke was arranged similarly quickly, as he had just returned from a two-day visit to The West of Scotland with his wife Catherine .
William and Catherine - who donated to Dame Deborah's research fund - Said earlier This Week that her " tireless efforts" in raising awareness of cancer were inspirational, and thanked her for " giving hope" to those living with the disease.
Dame Deborah began co-presenting You, Me and the Big C alongside Lauren Mahon and BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Rachael Bland in 2018, with The Show earning praise for its frank discussion of cancer.
They spoke to celebrity guests and addressed practical matters, including hair loss, tips for dealing with finances and telling your nearest and dearest about illnesses.
Bland. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer two years earlier.
Source of news: bbc.com