Bad Blood: The Diary of a Cancer

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• 4. The Future 10.07.2026 36min

  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 CancerMore information on Chronic Myleoid LeukaemiaThe School of Cancer Sciences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• 3. The Reset 10.07.2026 21min

  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 CancerMore information on Chronic Myleoid LeukaemiaThe School of Cancer Sciences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• 2. The Biopsy 07.07.2026 25min

  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 CancerMore information on Chronic Myleoid LeukaemiaThe School of Cancer Sciences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• 1. The Phonecall 07.07.2026 21min

  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 CancerMore information on Chronic Myleoid LeukaemiaThe School of Cancer Sciences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Coming soon... 25.06.2026 1min

  Trigger Warning: This podcast tackles topics that some listeners may find distressing.Resources:Leukaemia UK - a brilliant charity.Stand Up To CancerMore information on Chronic Myleoid LeukaemiaThe School of Cancer Sciences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.